Chestnut-winged Hookbill vs Grasshopper Sparrow

Ancistrops strigilatus compared with Ammodramus savannarum

Key Differences

• Chestnut-winged Hookbill is Least Concern while Grasshopper Sparrow is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-winged Hookbill	Grasshopper Sparrow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Furnariidae	Passerellidae
Genus	Ancistrops	Ammodramus
Species	Ancistrops strigilatus	Ammodramus savannarum

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-winged Hookbill and Grasshopper Sparrow share a common ancestor at the Order level: Passeriformes. (Songbirds)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-winged Hookbill

LC — Least Concern

Grasshopper Sparrow

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-winged Hookbill	Grasshopper Sparrow
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.

Grasshopper Sparrow

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered 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 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway