African Openbill vs Red Kite

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Milvus milvus

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Red Kite is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Red Kite
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family	Ciconiidae	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Anastomus	Milvus
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Milvus milvus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Red Kite

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Red Kite
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 Kite

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.

Red Kite

Red Kite (Milvus milvus) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway