Brown hawker: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Brown hawker Aeshna grandis Least concern

Where the brown hawker lives – recorded in 11 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 164,245 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See dragonflies & damselflies on the world map

Scientific name	Aeshna grandis
Group	Dragonflies & damselflies
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	11 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Odonata
Family	Aeshnidae

Where does the brown hawker live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the brown hawker in 11 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the brown hawker endangered?

The brown hawker’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the brown hawker?

The brown hawker (Aeshna grandis) is an insect in the order Odonata and the family Aeshnidae, genus Aeshna. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the brown hawker

The brown hawker (Aeshna grandis) is a species of large Palearctic dragonfly belonging to the family Aeshnidae, the hawkers. This species is found in Europe and temperate Asia, except the far east of Asia.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Brown hawker (revision 1354730877), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q798784 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).