Chestnut-winged Hookbill vs Flightless Cormorant

Ancistrops strigilatus compared with Phalacrocorax harrisi

Key Differences

• Chestnut-winged Hookbill is Least Concern while Flightless Cormorant is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-winged Hookbill	Flightless Cormorant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Suliformes (Suliformes)
Family	Furnariidae	Phalacrocoracidae
Genus	Ancistrops	Phalacrocorax
Species	Ancistrops strigilatus	Phalacrocorax harrisi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut-winged Hookbill

LC — Least Concern

Flightless Cormorant

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-winged Hookbill	Flightless Cormorant
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.

Flightless Cormorant

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and 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 2 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway