African Openbill vs Yellow Bittern

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Ixobrychus sinensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Yellow Bittern
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Pelecaniformes (Pelecaniformes)
Family	Ciconiidae	Ardeidae
Genus	Anastomus	Ixobrychus
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Ixobrychus sinensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Bittern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Yellow Bittern
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.

Yellow Bittern

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (5 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway