Black-winged Stilt vs Chestnut-winged Hookbill

Himantopus himantopus compared with Ancistrops strigilatus

Key Differences

Black-winged Stilt is Endangered while Chestnut-winged Hookbill is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-winged Stilt	Chestnut-winged Hookbill
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Recurvirostridae	Furnariidae
Genus	Himantopus	Ancistrops
Species	Himantopus himantopus	Ancistrops strigilatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-winged Stilt and Chestnut-winged Hookbill share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

View Class: Aves

Conservation Status

Black-winged Stilt

EN — Endangered

Chestnut-winged Hookbill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-winged Stilt	Chestnut-winged Hookbill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-winged Stilt

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and South America (Venezuela). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Chestnut-winged Hookbill

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Black-winged Stilt

Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.

Chestnut-winged Hookbill

The Chestnut-winged Hookbill (Ancistrops strigilatus) is a species in the genus Ancistrops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.