African Openbill vs Black Stilt

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Himantopus novaezelandiae

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Black Stilt is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Black Stilt
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Ciconiidae	Recurvirostridae
Genus	Anastomus	Himantopus
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Himantopus novaezelandiae

Evolutionary Relationship

African Openbill and Black Stilt share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Black Stilt

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Black Stilt
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.

Black Stilt

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Black Stilt

The Black Stilt (Himantopus novaezelandiae) is a species in the genus Himantopus. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered 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