African Openbill vs Painted Stork

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Mycteria leucocephala

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Painted Stork is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Painted Stork
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)
Family same	Ciconiidae	Ciconiidae
Genus	Anastomus	Mycteria
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Mycteria leucocephala

Evolutionary Relationship

African Openbill and Painted Stork share a common ancestor at the Family level: Ciconiidae.

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Painted Stork

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Painted Stork
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.

Painted Stork

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Japan, Norway, and United Arab Emirates. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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