Chestnut-winged Hookbill vs Sparkling Violetear

Ancistrops strigilatus compared with Colibri coruscans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-winged Hookbill	Sparkling Violetear
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Furnariidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Ancistrops	Colibri
Species	Ancistrops strigilatus	Colibri coruscans

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-winged Hookbill and Sparkling Violetear share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

View Class: Aves

Conservation Status

Chestnut-winged Hookbill

LC — Least Concern

Sparkling Violetear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-winged Hookbill	Sparkling Violetear
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.

Sparkling Violetear

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.

Sparkling Violetear

A large, brilliant hummingbird of the Andes and high Venezuelan tepuis, sparkling violetears display glittering blue-green plumage with an iridescent violet-blue ear patch and chin that sparkle intensely in sunlight — delivering on their evocative name. Found at elevations of 1,200–3,000 meters across Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru in montane forest and scrub. Among the most common Andean hummingbirds, they are highly aggressive and vocal territory defenders at flower patches.