African Openbill vs Corn Crake

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Crex crex

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Corn Crake is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Corn Crake
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same	Aves (kuş)	Aves (kuş)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Leyleksiler)	Gruiformes (Turnamsılar)
Family	Ciconiidae	Rallidae
Genus	Anastomus	Crex
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Crex crex

Evolutionary Relationship

African Openbill and Corn Crake share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (kuş)

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Corn Crake

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Corn Crake
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.

Corn Crake

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 8 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Critically Endangered 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.

Corn Crake

Corn Crake (Crex crex) is classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List. Facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild due to severe population decline and habitat loss.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway