African Openbill vs Plumbeous Ibis

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Theristicus caerulescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Plumbeous Ibis
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Pelecaniformes (Pelecaniformes)
Family	Ciconiidae	Threskiornithidae
Genus	Anastomus	Theristicus
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Theristicus caerulescens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Plumbeous Ibis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Plumbeous Ibis
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.

Plumbeous Ibis

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