Chestnut-winged hookbill

The chestnut-winged hookbill (Ancistrops strigilatus) is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is the only member of the genus Ancistrops.

Chestnut-winged hookbill
Illustration in Avium Species Novae by Johann Baptist von Spix

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Furnariidae
Genus: Ancistrops
P.L. Sclater, 1862
Species:
A. strigilatus
Binomial name
Ancistrops strigilatus
(Spix, 1825)

It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.

References
  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Ancistrops strigilatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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