Chestnut-winged Hookbill vs Saltwater Crocodile

Ancistrops strigilatus compared with Crocodylus porosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-winged Hookbill	Saltwater Crocodile
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Reptilia (Reptiles)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Crocodylia (Crocodilians)
Family	Furnariidae	Crocodylidae (Crocodiles)
Genus	Ancistrops	Crocodylus (True Crocodiles)
Species	Ancistrops strigilatus	Crocodylus porosus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut-winged Hookbill

LC — Least Concern

Saltwater Crocodile

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~300.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-winged Hookbill	Saltwater Crocodile
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	70 years
Average Length	—	6.0 m
Average Weight	—	1.0 t

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-winged Hookbill

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Saltwater Crocodile

Habitat

Typically found in diverse ecosystems where prey species are available.

Range

Distributed across Australia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Philippines.

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.

Saltwater Crocodile

The saltwater crocodile is the largest living reptile, found from eastern India to northern Australia.