African Openbill vs White-cheeked Pintail

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Anas bahamensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	White-cheeked Pintail
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Chordata (حبليات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class same	Aves (طيور)	Aves (طيور)
Order	Ciconiiformes (لقلقيات)	Anseriformes (إوزيات)
Family	Ciconiidae	Anatidae
Genus	Anastomus	Anas
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Anas bahamensis

Evolutionary Relationship

African Openbill and White-cheeked Pintail share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (طيور)

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

White-cheeked Pintail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	White-cheeked Pintail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Openbill

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Germany, and Norway.

White-cheeked Pintail

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel), Europe (9 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

African Openbill

The African Openbill (Anastomus lamelligerus) is a species in the genus Anastomus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

White-cheeked Pintail

White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇪 Germany 🇳🇴 Norway