African Openbill vs Gorgeted Puffleg

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Eriocnemis isabellae

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Gorgeted Puffleg is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Gorgeted Puffleg
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Ciconiidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Anastomus	Eriocnemis
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Eriocnemis isabellae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Gorgeted Puffleg

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Gorgeted Puffleg
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.

Gorgeted Puffleg

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway