Asian Openbill
Anastomus oscitans(Boddaert, P, 1783)
English (US) Asian Openbill
The Asian Openbill (Anastomus oscitans) 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.
Range: lowlands of Indian subcontinent to southeastern AsiaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Anastomus oscitans
- Family
- Ciconiidae (Storks)
- Order
- Ciconiiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Asian Openbill
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Ardea oscitans
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
- Type locality
- Pondicherry.
- Original description
- Table des planches enluminéez d'histoire naturelle de M. D'Aubenton p.55
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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