African Openbill vs Yellowhammer

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Emberiza citrinella

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Yellowhammer is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Yellowhammer
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	Emberizidae
Genus	Anastomus	Emberiza
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Emberiza citrinella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Yellowhammer

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Yellowhammer
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.

Yellowhammer

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Yellowhammer

Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway