Blue-eyed Hooktail vs Chestnut-winged Hookbill

Onychogomphus uncatus compared with Ancistrops strigilatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blue-eyed Hooktail Chestnut-winged Hookbill
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Insecta (Insects) Aves (Birds)
Order Odonata (Odonata) Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family Gomphidae Furnariidae
Genus Onychogomphus Ancistrops
Species Onychogomphus uncatus Ancistrops strigilatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-eyed Hooktail and Chestnut-winged Hookbill share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blue-eyed Hooktail

LC — Least Concern

Chestnut-winged Hookbill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blue-eyed Hooktail Chestnut-winged Hookbill
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-eyed Hooktail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Chestnut-winged Hookbill

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Blue-eyed Hooktail

The Blue Eyed Hooktail (Onychogomphus uncatus) is a species in the genus Onychogomphus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.

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