Chestnut-winged Hookbill vs Margay

Ancistrops strigilatus compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• Chestnut-winged Hookbill is Least Concern while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-winged Hookbill	Margay
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Furnariidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Ancistrops	Leopardus
Species	Ancistrops strigilatus	Leopardus wiedii

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-winged Hookbill and Margay share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-winged Hookbill

LC — Least Concern

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-winged Hookbill	Margay
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.

Margay

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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 🇪🇨 Ecuador