Picogancho Alicastaño vs Northern Emerald

Ancistrops strigilatus compared with Somatochlora arctica

Key Differences

• Picogancho Alicastaño is Least Concern while Northern Emerald is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Picogancho Alicastaño	Northern Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Passeriformes (paseriformes)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Furnariidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Ancistrops	Somatochlora
Species	Ancistrops strigilatus	Somatochlora arctica

Evolutionary Relationship

Picogancho Alicastaño and Northern Emerald share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Picogancho Alicastaño

LC — Least Concern

Northern Emerald

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Picogancho Alicastaño	Northern Emerald
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Picogancho Alicastaño

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Northern Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Picogancho Alicastaño

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.

Northern Emerald

El esmeralda norteno (Somatochlora arctica) esta clasificado como En Peligro (EN) en la Lista Roja de la UICN. Presenta un alto riesgo de extincion en estado silvestre, con un significativo declive poblacional y amenazas continuas a su supervivencia.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway