African Openbill vs Gray ironbark

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Eucalyptus paniculata

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Gray ironbark is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Gray ironbark
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Eucalyptus
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Eucalyptus paniculata

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Gray ironbark

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Gray ironbark
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 ironbark

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Thailand, Vietnam), North America (Haiti, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Papua New Guinea), and South America (4 countries). 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.