African Openbill vs Storm's Stork

Anastomus lamelligerus مقارنةً بـ Ciconia stormi

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة African Openbill Storm's Stork
الاسم العلمي Anastomus lamelligerus Ciconia stormi
الرتبة Ciconiiformes Ciconiiformes
الفصيلة Ciconiidae Ciconiidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 78,8 cm (31.0 in) 77,5 cm (30.5 in)
الوزن 1014,0 g (35.77 oz) 2061,0 g (72.70 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 3-5 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

African Openbill only

Storm's Stork only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

African Openbill

Endangered

Storm's Stork

About These Birds

African Openbill

72–90 cm. All-black plumage with gloss; distinctive large bill with a gap between mandibles adapted for extracting apple snails. Resident across sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar in wetlands, rivers, and rice paddies. Feeds almost exclusively on molluscs. Colonial breeder in trees near water.

Storm's Stork

75–91 cm. Black and white with white neck; bare red facial skin; red and yellow bill. Critically Endangered; restricted to lowland forest wetlands of Borneo, Sumatra, and Peninsular Malaysia. Highly sensitive to forest loss. Very few confirmed nesting records; one of Asia's rarest storks.

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