Chestnut-winged Hookbill vs Least Tern

Ancistrops strigilatus compared with Sternula antillarum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-winged Hookbill	Least 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 antillarum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut-winged Hookbill

LC — Least Concern

Least Tern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-winged Hookbill	Least 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.

Least Tern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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