Chestnut-winged Hookbill vs Fairy Tern

Ancistrops strigilatus compared with Sternula nereis

Key Differences

• Chestnut-winged Hookbill is Least Concern while Fairy Tern is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-winged Hookbill	Fairy 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	Sternula
Species	Ancistrops strigilatus	Sternula nereis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut-winged Hookbill

LC — Least Concern

Fairy Tern

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-winged Hookbill	Fairy 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.

Fairy Tern

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. 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