Cattle Egret vs Chestnut-winged Hookbill

Bubulcus ibis compared with Ancistrops strigilatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cattle Egret	Chestnut-winged Hookbill
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Pelecaniformes (Pelecaniformes)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Ardeidae	Furnariidae
Genus	Bubulcus	Ancistrops
Species	Bubulcus ibis	Ancistrops strigilatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cattle Egret

LC — Least Concern

Chestnut-winged Hookbill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cattle Egret	Chestnut-winged Hookbill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cattle Egret

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Palearctic and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt), Asia (Georgia, India), Europe (8 countries), North America (6 countries), and South America (7 countries).

Chestnut-winged Hookbill

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Cattle Egret

Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway