African Openbill vs Mayr's Swiftlet

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Aerodramus orientalis

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Mayr's Swiftlet is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Mayr's Swiftlet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Ciconiidae	Apodidae
Genus	Anastomus	Aerodramus
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Aerodramus orientalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Mayr's Swiftlet

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Mayr's Swiftlet
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.

Mayr's Swiftlet

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