Autour des palombes vs Heath Button

Accipiter gentilis compared with Acleris hyemana

Key Differences

• Autour des palombes is Near Threatened while Heath Button is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autour des palombes	Heath Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Aves (oiseau)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Tortricidae
Genus	Accipiter	Acleris
Species	Accipiter gentilis	Acleris hyemana

Evolutionary Relationship

Autour des palombes and Heath Button share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Autour des palombes

NT — Near Threatened

Heath Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autour des palombes	Heath Button
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.

Heath Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden