African Openbill vs Oriental Stork

Anastomus lamelligerus เปรียบเทียบกับ Ciconia boyciana

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ African Openbill Oriental Stork
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Anastomus lamelligerus Ciconia boyciana
อันดับ Ciconiiformes Ciconiiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Ciconiidae Ciconiidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Endangered
ความยาว 115.0 cm (45.3 in)
กว้างปีก 78.8 cm (31.0 in) 220.0 cm (86.6 in)
น้ำหนัก 1014.0 g (35.77 oz) 5000.0 g (176.37 oz)
อาหาร -- Fish, frogs, snakes, large insects, and small mammals caught in shallow wetlands. Feeds by wading …
จำนวนไข่ 3-5 2-6
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
African Openbill
Oriental Stork 115.0 cm
กว้างปีก
African Openbill 78.8 cm
Oriental Stork 220.0 cm
น้ำหนัก
African Openbill 1014.0 g
Oriental Stork 5000.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

ถิ่นที่อยู่อาศัยร่วมกัน

African Openbill only

Oriental Stork only

ไม่มี

Oriental Stork

Wetlands, flooded rice paddies, rivers, and marshes. Nests on tall trees, utility poles, and artificial platforms.

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Song & Call Comparison

African Openbill

Oriental Stork

เสียงร้อง

Essentially silent like all storks; produces loud mechanical bill-clattering at the nest as a greeting display. Chicks beg with hissing and squeaking. Rarely vocalizes otherwise.

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Geographic Range & Migration

African Openbill

Oriental Stork

Breeds in the Russian Far East and northeastern China. Winters in southeastern China, Japan, and Korea.

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

African Openbill

Endangered

Oriental Stork

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How to Tell Them Apart

African Openbill

Oriental Stork

ขนนก

White body plumage with black flight feathers. Red bare skin around the eye and black bill distinguish it from the white stork. Pinkish-red legs.

ปาก

Long, thick, straight, black bill

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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.

Oriental Stork

The oriental stork is one of the most endangered stork species, with fewer than 3,000 individuals remaining in the wild. It was once widespread across East Asia but declined dramatically due to wetland drainage and pesticide use. Reintroduction programs in Japan and Korea have achieved notable success.

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