African Openbill vs Ocellated Poorwill

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Nyctiphrynus ocellatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Ocellated Poorwill
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Caprimulgiformes (Caprimulgiformes)
Family	Ciconiidae	Caprimulgidae
Genus	Anastomus	Nyctiphrynus
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Nyctiphrynus ocellatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Ocellated Poorwill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Ocellated Poorwill
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.

Ocellated Poorwill

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and 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