Autour des palombes vs Buse cendrée

Accipiter gentilis compared with Buteo nitidus

Key Differences

• Autour des palombes is Near Threatened while Buse cendrée is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autour des palombes	Buse cendrée
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	Accipiter	Buteo
Species	Accipiter gentilis	Buteo nitidus

Evolutionary Relationship

Autour des palombes and Buse cendrée share a common ancestor at the Family level: Accipitridae. (Hawks & Eagles)

Conservation Status

Autour des palombes

NT — Near Threatened

Buse cendrée

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autour des palombes	Buse cendrée
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.

Buse cendrée

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.

Buse cendrée

Gray-lined Hawk (Buteo nitidus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway