Chestnut-winged Hookbill vs Foxtail

Ancistrops strigilatus compared with Amaranthus caudatus

Key Differences

• Chestnut-winged Hookbill is Least Concern while Foxtail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-winged Hookbill	Foxtail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Furnariidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Ancistrops	Amaranthus
Species	Ancistrops strigilatus	Amaranthus caudatus

Conservation Status

Chestnut-winged Hookbill

LC — Least Concern

Foxtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-winged Hookbill	Foxtail
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.

Foxtail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (27 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇳🇴 Norway