Order Ciconiiformes Scientific name Anastomus Rank Genus | Phylum Chordata Family Ciconiidae Higher classification Stork | |
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Lower classifications Asian openbill, African openbill | ||
Asian openbill storks assam
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. Both species feed predominantly on molluscs. The roof of the upper bill is fringed with plate like structures ("lamellae") in the African openbill, but absent in the Asian species. The two species of openbill storks are:
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Asian openbill stork anastomus oscitans a large wading bird
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