African Openbill
Anastomus lamelligerusTemminck, CJ, 1823
English (US) African Openbill
The African Openbill (Anastomus lamelligerus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Ciconiidae (Storks) in the order Ciconiiformes.
- Scientific name
- Anastomus lamelligerus
- Family
- Ciconiidae (Storks)
- Order
- Ciconiiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- African Openbill
- Described by
- Temminck, CJ, 1823
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Anastomus lamelligerus lamelligerus
- Anastomus lamelligerus madagascariensis
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Temminck, CJ, 1823
- Type locality
- Senegal.
- Original description
- Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.40, vol.5 pl.236
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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