Воробьиная пустельга vs Балобан

Falco sparverius compared with Falco cherrug

Key Differences

• Воробьиная пустельга is Least Concern while Балобан is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Воробьиная пустельга	Балобан
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Aves (птицы)	Aves (птицы)
Order same	Falconiformes (соколообразные)	Falconiformes (соколообразные)
Family same	Falconidae	Falconidae
Genus same	Falco	Falco
Species	Falco sparverius	Falco cherrug

Evolutionary Relationship

Воробьиная пустельга and Балобан share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Falco.

Conservation Status

Воробьиная пустельга

LC — Least Concern

Балобан

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Воробьиная пустельга	Балобан
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Воробьиная пустельга

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Балобан

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

Воробьиная пустельга

American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) 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.

Балобан

Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇬🇧 United Kingdom