Chestnut-winged Hookbill vs Waved Albatross

Ancistrops strigilatus compared with Phoebastria irrorata

Key Differences

• Chestnut-winged Hookbill is Least Concern while Waved Albatross is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-winged Hookbill	Waved Albatross
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Procellariiformes (Procellariiformes)
Family	Furnariidae	Diomedeidae
Genus	Ancistrops	Phoebastria
Species	Ancistrops strigilatus	Phoebastria irrorata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut-winged Hookbill

LC — Least Concern

Waved Albatross

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-winged Hookbill	Waved Albatross
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.

Waved Albatross

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway. 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 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway