African openbill

African openbill
On the bank of the Zambezi, Zimbabwe
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Ciconiiformes
Family:	Ciconiidae
Genus:	Anastomus
Species:	A. lamelligerus
Binomial name
Anastomus lamelligerus Temminck, 1823

The African openbill (Anastomus lamelligerus) is a type of stork in the family Ciconiidae.^[2] It is native to large parts of sub-Saharan Africa.

The African openbill grows as long as 80–94 cm. It weighs about 1–1.3 kg. Its adult feathers is generally dark, with glossy green, brown, and purple on the mantle and breast. The bill is brownish and large. The legs are black and the eye is grey. The juvenile feathers are more dull and brown, with areas of pale feather tips.^[3]

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