Asian Openbill vs Least Tern

Anastomus oscitans compared with Sternula antillarum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian Openbill	Least Tern
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Ciconiidae	Laridae
Genus	Anastomus	Sternula
Species	Anastomus oscitans	Sternula antillarum

Evolutionary Relationship

Asian Openbill and Least Tern share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Asian Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Least Tern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian Openbill	Least Tern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian Openbill

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Least Tern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Asian Openbill

The Asian Openbill (Anastomus oscitans) 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. Found in Norway.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway