African Openbill vs Rufous-tailed Jacamar

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Galbula ruficauda

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Rufous-tailed Jacamar
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	Galbulidae
Genus	Anastomus	Galbula
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Galbula ruficauda

Evolutionary Relationship

African Openbill and Rufous-tailed Jacamar share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Rufous-tailed Jacamar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Rufous-tailed Jacamar
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.

Rufous-tailed Jacamar

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.

Rufous-tailed Jacamar

Rufous-tailed Jacamar (Galbula ruficauda) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway