African Openbill vs king protea

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Protea cynaroides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	king protea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Protea
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Protea cynaroides

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

king protea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	king protea
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.

king protea

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.