Chestnut-winged Hookbill vs Cramp Balls

Ancistrops strigilatus compared with Daldinia concentrica

Key Differences

• Chestnut-winged Hookbill is Least Concern while Cramp Balls is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-winged Hookbill	Cramp Balls
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Furnariidae	Hypoxylaceae
Genus	Ancistrops	Daldinia
Species	Ancistrops strigilatus	Daldinia concentrica

Conservation Status

Chestnut-winged Hookbill

LC — Least Concern

Cramp Balls

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-winged Hookbill	Cramp Balls
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-winged Hookbill

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Cramp Balls

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway