Chestnut-winged Hookbill vs Surf Scoter

Ancistrops strigilatus compared with Melanitta perspicillata

Key Differences

• Chestnut-winged Hookbill is Least Concern while Surf Scoter is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-winged Hookbill	Surf Scoter
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Furnariidae	Anatidae
Genus	Ancistrops	Melanitta
Species	Ancistrops strigilatus	Melanitta perspicillata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut-winged Hookbill

LC — Least Concern

Surf Scoter

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-winged Hookbill	Surf Scoter
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.

Surf Scoter

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway