Autour des palombes vs Autour à tête grise

Accipiter gentilis compared with Accipiter poliocephalus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

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

Evolutionary Relationship

Autour des palombes and Autour à tête grise share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Accipiter.

Conservation Status

Autour des palombes

NT — Near Threatened

Autour à tête grise

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autour des palombes	Autour 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.

Autour 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