African Openbill vs French willow

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Salix triandra

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while French willow is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	French willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Salix
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Salix triandra

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

French willow

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	French willow
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.

French willow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). 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