African Openbill vs Red-headed Flameback

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Red-headed Flameback is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Red-headed Flameback
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Piciformes (Piciformes)
Family	Ciconiidae	Picidae
Genus	Anastomus	Chrysocolaptes
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Red-headed Flameback

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Red-headed Flameback
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-headed Flameback

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. 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