Chestnut-winged Hookbill vs flax dodder

Ancistrops strigilatus compared with Cuscuta epilinum

Key Differences

• Chestnut-winged Hookbill is Least Concern while flax dodder is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-winged Hookbill	flax dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (प्राणी)	Plantae (पादप)
Phylum	Chordata (रज्जुकी)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (पक्षी)	Magnoliopsida (मैग्नोलियोप्सीडा)
Order	Passeriformes (पासरीफ़ोर्मीज़)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Furnariidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Ancistrops	Cuscuta
Species	Ancistrops strigilatus	Cuscuta epilinum

Conservation Status

Chestnut-winged Hookbill

LC — Least Concern

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-winged Hookbill	flax dodder
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.

flax dodder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Asia (5 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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