Chestnut-winged Hookbill vs Lesser Smoothcap

Ancistrops strigilatus compared with Atrichum angustatum

Key Differences

• Chestnut-winged Hookbill is Least Concern while Lesser Smoothcap is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-winged Hookbill	Lesser Smoothcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Aves (Birds)	Polytrichopsida (Polytrichopsida)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Polytrichales (Polytrichales)
Family	Furnariidae	Polytrichaceae
Genus	Ancistrops	Atrichum
Species	Ancistrops strigilatus	Atrichum angustatum

Conservation Status

Chestnut-winged Hookbill

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Smoothcap

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-winged Hookbill	Lesser Smoothcap
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.

Lesser Smoothcap

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). 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