African Openbill vs Elegant Tern

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Thalasseus elegans

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Elegant Tern is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Elegant Tern
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	Laridae
Genus	Anastomus	Thalasseus
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Thalasseus elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Elegant Tern

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Elegant Tern
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.

Elegant Tern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, and Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway