Openbill stork
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The openbill storks or openbills are two species of stork in the genus Anastomus. They are large wading birds characterized by large bills, the mandibles of which do not meet except at the tip. This f
Anastomus lamelligerus 1838, b
African openbill, Anastomus lamelligerus, Chobe National Park, Botswana, crop
Asian Openbill in Kolkata I IMG 0495
Asian Openbill
African openbill
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The African openbill is a species of stork from the family Ciconiidae. It is widely distributed in Sub-Saharan Africa and western regions of Madagascar. This species is considered common to locally ab
Openbill stork
…only in the adults. Both species feed predominantly on molluscs. The roof of the upper bill is fringed with plate-like structures ("lamellae") in the African openbill, but these are absent in the Asian openbill. The genus Anastomus was erected by the French naturalist Pierre Bonnaterre in 1791. The type species was…
African openbill, Zimbabwe, crop
Close up of head
Juvenile African openbill
African openbill holding a snail with the tip of its bill