African Openbill vs little-robin

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Geranium purpureum

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while little-robin is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	little-robin
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Geraniaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Geranium
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Geranium purpureum

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

little-robin

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	little-robin
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.

little-robin

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (12 countries), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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