Storks (Ciconiidae)
African Openbill (Anastomus lamelligerus) - HBW 1, p. 458
French: Bec ouvert africain
German: Mohrenklaffschnabel
Spanish: Picotenaza Africano
Taxonomy: Anastomus lamelligerus Temminck, 1823, Senegal.
Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- lamelligerus Temminck, 1823 - Africa, S of Sahara.
- madagascariensis Milne Edwards, 1880 - Madagascar.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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a few birds looking for food Locality Entebbe Botanical Gardens, Entebbe, Uganda (ssp lamelligerus )
Daniêl Jimenez 10 October 2010 1 year ago 46 sec 3.6 -
A bird foraging at the edge of a lake Locality Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda (ssp lamelligerus)
Josep del Hoyo 29 August 2006 4 years ago 43 sec 3.5 -
A bird using its bill to extract a large snail Locality Mburo Lake National Park, Uganda (ssp lamelligerus)
Keith Blomerley 23 August 2002 4 years ago 27 sec 3.5 -
A bird in a reedbed Locality Lake Jipe, Kenya (ssp lamelligerus)
Josep del Hoyo 20 August 2000 9 years ago 20 sec 2.7
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A bird perched on an acacia tree
Locality Entebbe, Uganda (ssp lamelligerus)
Piotr Jonczyk 10 February 2011 46 weeks ago 4.5 -
Feeding on a pond in the dry season
Locality South Luangwa National Park, Zambia (ssp lamelligerus)
Marco Valentini 31 August 2011 21 weeks ago 4.3 -
A bird searching for food in the shallow water
Locality Chobe National Park, North-West District, Botswana (ssp lamelligerus)
Libor Vaicenbacher 2 years ago 3.5 -
Part of a large group resting by the river.
Locality Ewasso Nyiro River, Samburu-Buffalo Springs National Reserves, Kenya (ssp lamelligerus)
Josep del Hoyo 19 November 1980 18 weeks ago 3 -
Foraging on the Chobe flood plain
Locality Chobe National Park, North-West District, Botswana (ssp lamelligerus)
Lindsay Hansch 13 September 2007 41 weeks ago 3 -
Two birds flying, one of them carrying a snail
Locality Okavango Delta, North-West District, Botswana (ssp lamelligerus)
Aleix Comas 6 September 2007 2 years ago 3
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