Chestnut-winged Hookbill vs Small Adder's-Tongue

Ancistrops strigilatus compared with Ophioglossum azoricum

Key Differences

• Chestnut-winged Hookbill is Least Concern while Small Adder's-Tongue is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-winged Hookbill	Small Adder's-Tongue
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Aves (Birds)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Furnariidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Ancistrops	Ophioglossum
Species	Ancistrops strigilatus	Ophioglossum azoricum

Conservation Status

Chestnut-winged Hookbill

LC — Least Concern

Small Adder's-Tongue

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-winged Hookbill	Small Adder's-Tongue
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.

Small Adder's-Tongue

Habitat

Inhabits boreal forests and taiga within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Iceland, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered 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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway