African Openbill vs Pallas's Gull

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Pallas's Gull is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Pallas's Gull
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Ciconiidae	Laridae
Genus	Anastomus	Ichthyaetus
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Pallas's Gull

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Pallas's Gull
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.

Pallas's Gull

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway