The African openbill is a species of stork in the family Ciconiidae, widely distributed across Sub-Saharan Africa and the western regions of Madagascar. It is common to locally abundant across its range, though its distribution is patchy. Some experts recognize two subspecies, one on the African continent and one on Madagascar, distinguished by the more pronounced ridges on the bill of the Madagascar birds. Its closest relative is the Asian openbill, and both species share the unusually shaped large bill that gives them their name. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Classification
System (Realm) System (Realm) Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source African openbill (Wikidata)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Africa, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Belgium, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Germany, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Kenya, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Mozambique, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: South Africa, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Tanzania, found in there.
Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. GBIF Species API
3. African openbill (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q26902 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Ciconiidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source 4. African openbill (Wikipedia)
Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameterQuote, Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
status = LC
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