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Openbill storks 
Asian Openbill Storks (Anastomus oscitans) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Ciconiiformes Family: Ciconiidae Genus: Anastomus
Bonnaterre, 1791Species See text.
The openbill storks or openbills are two species of stork (family Ciconiidae) 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 feature develops only in the adults. The two species of openbill storks are:
- Asian Openbill (A. oscitans), a resident breeder in tropical southern Asia from India and Sri Lanka east to Southeast Asia.
- African Openbill (A. lamelligerus,) a resident breeder in Africa and Madagascar.
References
- Grimmett, Inskipp and Inskipp; Birds of India. ISBN 0-691-04910-6
- Barlow, Wacher and Disley; Birds of The Gambia. ISBN 1-873403-32-1
Storks (order: Ciconiiformes • family: Ciconiidae) Genus Mycteria Milky Stork (M. cinerea) • Yellow-billed Stork (M. ibis) • Painted Stork (M. leucocephala) • Wood Stork (M. americana)Anastomus Asian Openbill (A. oscitans) • African Openbill (A. lamelligerus)Ciconia Abdim's Stork (C. abdimii) • Woolly-necked Stork (C. episcopus) • Storm's Stork (C. stormi) • Maguari Stork (C. maguari) • Oriental Stork (C. boyciana) • White Stork (C. ciconia) • Black Stork (C. nigra)Ephippiorhynchus Black-necked Stork (E. asiaticus) • Saddle-billed Stork (E. senegalensis)Jabiru American Black-necked Stork or Jabiru (J. mycteria)Leptoptilos 19 living species in six generaCategories:- Anastomus
- Genera of birds
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