Buff-shouldered Widowbird vs Chestnut-winged Hookbill

Euplectes psammacromius compared with Ancistrops strigilatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-shouldered Widowbird	Chestnut-winged Hookbill
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Ploceidae	Furnariidae
Genus	Euplectes	Ancistrops
Species	Euplectes psammacromius	Ancistrops strigilatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-shouldered Widowbird and Chestnut-winged Hookbill share a common ancestor at the Order level: Passeriformes. (Songbirds)

Conservation Status

Buff-shouldered Widowbird

LC — Least Concern

Chestnut-winged Hookbill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-shouldered Widowbird	Chestnut-winged Hookbill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buff-shouldered Widowbird

Habitat

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

Chestnut-winged Hookbill

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Buff-shouldered Widowbird

The Buff-Shouldered Widowbird (Euplectes psammacromius) is a species in the genus Euplectes. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

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.