Chestnut-winged Hookbill vs Red-billed Quelea

Ancistrops strigilatus compared with Quelea quelea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-winged Hookbill	Red-billed Quelea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Furnariidae	Ploceidae
Genus	Ancistrops	Quelea
Species	Ancistrops strigilatus	Quelea quelea

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-winged Hookbill and Red-billed Quelea share a common ancestor at the Order level: Passeriformes. (Songbirds)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-winged Hookbill

LC — Least Concern

Red-billed Quelea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-winged Hookbill	Red-billed Quelea
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.

Red-billed Quelea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Cameroon, Gambia), Asia (United Arab Emirates), and Europe (7 countries).

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.

Red-billed Quelea

Red-billed Quelea (Quelea quelea) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway