Common Spreadwing vs นกกระสานวล

Lestes sponsa compared with Ardea cinerea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Spreadwing	นกกระสานวล
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Aves (นก)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Pelecaniformes (อันดับนกกระทุง)
Family	Lestidae	Ardeidae
Genus	Lestes	Ardea
Species	Lestes sponsa	Ardea cinerea

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Spreadwing and นกกระสานวล share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

Conservation Status

Common Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

นกกระสานวล

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Spreadwing	นกกระสานวล
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	95 cm
Average Weight	—	1.5 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

นกกระสานวล

Habitat

Typically found in diverse ecosystems where prey species are available.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Common Spreadwing

Common Spreadwing (Lestes sponsa) 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.

นกกระสานวล

A large, elegant wading bird reaching up to 1 meter in height, gray herons inhabit wetlands, rivers, lakes, and coastal areas across Europe, Asia, and Africa. Patient, solitary hunters, they stand motionless for long periods before striking fish, frogs, and small mammals with lightning-fast dagger bill strikes. They nest colonially in tall trees in rookeries called heronries, sometimes shared with other colonial waterbirds. Widely distributed and of Least Concern globally.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden