African Openbill vs Chestnut-winged Starling

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Onychognathus fulgidus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Chestnut-winged Starling
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Ciconiidae	Sturnidae
Genus	Anastomus	Onychognathus
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Onychognathus fulgidus

Evolutionary Relationship

African Openbill and Chestnut-winged Starling share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Chestnut-winged Starling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Chestnut-winged Starling
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.

Chestnut-winged Starling

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.

Chestnut-winged Starling

The Chestnut-winged Starling (Onychognathus fulgidus) is a species in the genus Onychognathus. It is currently classified as Least Concern 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