African Openbill vs Red-breasted Dotterel

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Charadrius obscurus

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Red-breasted Dotterel is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Red-breasted Dotterel
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	Charadriidae
Genus	Anastomus	Charadrius
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Charadrius obscurus

Evolutionary Relationship

African Openbill and Red-breasted Dotterel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Red-breasted Dotterel

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Red-breasted Dotterel
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.

Red-breasted Dotterel

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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