African Openbill vs Laurel Speckle

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Trochila laurocerasi

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Laurel Speckle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Laurel Speckle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Cenangiaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Trochila
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Trochila laurocerasi

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Laurel Speckle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Laurel Speckle
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.

Laurel Speckle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇪 Germany 🇳🇴 Norway