Chestnut-winged Hookbill vs Scaly-breasted Kingfisher

Ancistrops strigilatus compared with Actenoides princeps

Key Differences

• Chestnut-winged Hookbill is Least Concern while Scaly-breasted Kingfisher is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-winged Hookbill	Scaly-breasted Kingfisher
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Coraciiformes (Coraciiformes)
Family	Furnariidae	Alcedinidae
Genus	Ancistrops	Actenoides
Species	Ancistrops strigilatus	Actenoides princeps

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-winged Hookbill and Scaly-breasted Kingfisher share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-winged Hookbill

LC — Least Concern

Scaly-breasted Kingfisher

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-winged Hookbill	Scaly-breasted Kingfisher
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.

Scaly-breasted Kingfisher

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. 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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway