African Openbill vs Gray-bellied Hawk

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Accipiter poliogaster

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Gray-bellied Hawk is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Gray-bellied Hawk
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family	Ciconiidae	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Anastomus	Accipiter
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Accipiter poliogaster

Evolutionary Relationship

African Openbill and Gray-bellied Hawk share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Gray-bellied Hawk

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Gray-bellied Hawk
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.

Gray-bellied Hawk

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela. 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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway