African Openbill vs Green Thorntail

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Discosura conversii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Green Thorntail
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	Discosura
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Discosura conversii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Green Thorntail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Green Thorntail
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.

Green Thorntail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

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