African Openbill vs Lesser Coucal

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Centropus bengalensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Lesser Coucal
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Cuculiformes (Cuculiformes)
Family	Ciconiidae	Cuculidae
Genus	Anastomus	Centropus
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Centropus bengalensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Coucal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Lesser Coucal
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.

Lesser Coucal

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