Chestnut-winged Hookbill
NameChestnut-winged Hookbill
Common NameChestnut-winged Hookbill
Scientific NameAncistrops strigilatus
FamilyFurnariidae
Wingspan (cm)24
Length (cm)17.5
Weight (g)30
Plumage DetailsThe head and underparts are heavily streaked with dark brown on a pale buffy-white background, featuring a pale supercilium and a dark eye-stripe. The back is olive-brown, contrasting with striking rufous-chestnut wings and tail.
Vocalization / CallIts vocalizations include a series of sharp, ringing, or chattering notes, which often accelerate and descend in pitch, sometimes concluding with a trill.
Primary Dietinsectivore
Primary Habitatsforest, mountain
Conservation Statusleast-concern
Geographic RangeFound in the humid montane forests of the Andes in South America, ranging from southeastern Colombia, through eastern Ecuador and eastern Peru, to northwestern Bolivia.
Identifying Featuresstrongly hooked bill, heavily streaked head and underparts, rufous-chestnut wings and tail, pale supercilium, olive-brown back
Description
This medium-sized passerine is characterized by its distinctive hooked bill and heavily streaked plumage. It typically forages in the understory and mid-story of humid montane forests, often as part of mixed-species flocks, searching for insects.
