Chestnut-winged hookbill


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

Within the ovenbird family, the chestnut-winged hookbill is most closely related to the foliage-gleaners in the genus Dendroma.[2]

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


Illustration in Avium Species Novae by Johann Baptist von Spix