Chestnut-winged Hookbill vs Silky Piggyback

Ancistrops strigilatus compared with Asterophora parasitica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-winged Hookbill	Silky Piggyback
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Furnariidae	Lyophyllaceae
Genus	Ancistrops	Asterophora
Species	Ancistrops strigilatus	Asterophora parasitica

Conservation Status

Chestnut-winged Hookbill

LC — Least Concern

Silky Piggyback

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-winged Hookbill	Silky Piggyback
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.

Silky Piggyback

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.