Chestnut-winged Hookbill vs Spotted Ray

Ancistrops strigilatus compared with Bathyraja albomaculata

Key Differences

• Chestnut-winged Hookbill is Least Concern while Spotted Ray is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-winged Hookbill	Spotted Ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Furnariidae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Ancistrops	Bathyraja
Species	Ancistrops strigilatus	Bathyraja albomaculata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut-winged Hookbill

LC — Least Concern

Spotted Ray

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-winged Hookbill	Spotted Ray
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.

Spotted Ray

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Chile. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.