African Openbill vs Red-necked Buzzard

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Buteo auguralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Red-necked Buzzard
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	Buteo
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Buteo auguralis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Red-necked Buzzard

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Red-necked Buzzard
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-necked Buzzard

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

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