African Openbill vs Common Ground-Dove

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Columbina passerina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Common Ground-Dove
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Columbiformes (Pigeons & Doves)
Family	Ciconiidae	Columbidae
Genus	Anastomus	Columbina
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Columbina passerina

Evolutionary Relationship

African Openbill and Common Ground-Dove share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Common Ground-Dove

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Common Ground-Dove
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.

Common Ground-Dove

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (Belgium, Norway, Portugal) 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.

Common Ground-Dove

Common Ground-Dove (Columbina passerina) 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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway