African Openbill vs White-necked Raven

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Corvus albicollis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	White-necked Raven
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Ciconiidae	Corvidae (Crows & Ravens)
Genus	Anastomus	Corvus (Crows & Ravens)
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Corvus albicollis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

White-necked Raven

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	White-necked Raven
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.

White-necked Raven

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.

White-necked Raven

White-necked Raven (Corvus albicollis) 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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway