Autour des palombes vs Coucou à tête grise

Accipiter gentilis compared with Cacomantis passerinus

Key Differences

• Autour des palombes is Near Threatened while Coucou à tête grise is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autour des palombes	Coucou à tête grise
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (oiseau)	Aves (oiseau)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Cuculiformes (Cuculiformes)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Cuculidae
Genus	Accipiter	Cacomantis
Species	Accipiter gentilis	Cacomantis passerinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Autour des palombes and Coucou à tête grise share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (oiseau)

Conservation Status

Autour des palombes

NT — Near Threatened

Coucou à tête grise

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autour des palombes	Coucou à tête grise
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Autour des palombes

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Coucou à tête grise

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Autour des palombes

Eurasian Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway