Chestnut-winged Hookbill vs Irish Major

Ancistrops strigilatus compared with Oxycera fallenii

Key Differences

• Chestnut-winged Hookbill is Least Concern while Irish Major is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-winged Hookbill	Irish Major
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Furnariidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Ancistrops	Oxycera
Species	Ancistrops strigilatus	Oxycera fallenii

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-winged Hookbill and Irish Major share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-winged Hookbill

LC — Least Concern

Irish Major

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-winged Hookbill	Irish Major
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.

Irish Major

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. 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