African Openbill vs Jerdon's Nightjar

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Caprimulgus atripennis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Jerdon's Nightjar
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Caprimulgiformes (Caprimulgiformes)
Family	Ciconiidae	Caprimulgidae
Genus	Anastomus	Caprimulgus
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Caprimulgus atripennis

Evolutionary Relationship

African Openbill and Jerdon's Nightjar share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Jerdon's Nightjar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Jerdon's Nightjar
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.

Jerdon's Nightjar

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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