Chestnut-winged Hookbill vs Nazca Booby

Ancistrops strigilatus compared with Sula granti

Key Differences

• Chestnut-winged Hookbill is Least Concern while Nazca Booby is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-winged Hookbill	Nazca Booby
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Suliformes (Suliformes)
Family	Furnariidae	Sulidae
Genus	Ancistrops	Sula
Species	Ancistrops strigilatus	Sula granti

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut-winged Hookbill

LC — Least Concern

Nazca Booby

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-winged Hookbill	Nazca Booby
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.

Nazca Booby

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway. 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 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway