Chestnut-winged Hookbill vs Elegant Tern

Ancistrops strigilatus compared with Thalasseus elegans

Key Differences

• Chestnut-winged Hookbill is Least Concern while Elegant Tern is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-winged Hookbill	Elegant Tern
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Furnariidae	Laridae
Genus	Ancistrops	Thalasseus
Species	Ancistrops strigilatus	Thalasseus elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut-winged Hookbill

LC — Least Concern

Elegant Tern

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-winged Hookbill	Elegant Tern
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.

Elegant Tern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, and Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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