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African Openbill

Anastomus lamelligerus
Family
Storks
Order
Ciconiiformes
Codes
afrope1, AFOP, AOBS
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCiconiiformes
FamilyStorks (Ciconiidae)
SpeciesAnastomus lamelligerus
Codesafrope1, AFOP, AOBS
Identification

The African Openbill (Anastomus lamelligerus) is a member of the Storks family within the order Ciconiiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code afrope1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Storks
Asian Openbill
Anastomus oscitans
Black Stork
Ciconia nigra
Abdim's Stork
Ciconia abdimii
African Woolly-necked Stork
Ciconia microscelis
Asian Woolly-necked Stork
Ciconia episcopus
Storm's Stork
Ciconia stormi
African Openbill photo
(c) Gigi Laidler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Gigi Laidler

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Anastomus lamelligerus

Family: Storks

Order: Ciconiiformes

eBird Code: afrope1