African Openbill vs นกกระจอกชวา

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Lonchura oryzivora

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while นกกระจอกชวา is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	นกกระจอกชวา
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Aves (นก)	Aves (นก)
Order	Ciconiiformes (อันดับนกกระสา)	Passeriformes (นกเกาะคอน)
Family	Ciconiidae	Estrildidae
Genus	Anastomus	Lonchura
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Lonchura oryzivora

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

นกกระจอกชวา

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	นกกระจอกชวา
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.

นกกระจอกชวา

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Tanzania), Asia (Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Venezuela). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

นกกระจอกชวา

One of the most popular cage birds in East Asia, Java sparrows are striking finches with grey plumage, a bold black head, distinctive white cheek patches, and a bright red bill. Native to Java and Bali in Indonesia, they have been introduced to many parts of Asia, Africa, and the Americas. They inhabit open grasslands, rice fields, and farmland, often becoming pests on rice crops. Listed as Vulnerable in their native range due to severe trapping pressure for the cage bird trade.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway