New Zealand Falcon vs Saker Falcon

Falco novaeseelandiae compared with Falco cherrug

Key Differences

• New Zealand Falcon is Least Concern while Saker Falcon is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Zealand Falcon	Saker Falcon
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same	Aves (kuş)	Aves (kuş)
Order same	Falconiformes (Gündüz yırtıcı kuşları)	Falconiformes (Gündüz yırtıcı kuşları)
Family same	Falconidae	Falconidae
Genus same	Falco	Falco
Species	Falco novaeseelandiae	Falco cherrug

Evolutionary Relationship

New Zealand Falcon and Saker Falcon share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Falco.

Conservation Status

New Zealand Falcon

LC — Least Concern

Saker Falcon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Zealand Falcon	Saker Falcon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Zealand Falcon

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Saker Falcon

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

Saker Falcon

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway