What is African openbill?
{{Speciesbox | name = African openbill | image = African openbill, Zimbabwe, crop.jpg | image_caption = On the bank of the [[Zambezi]], [[Zimbabwe]] | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name=IUCN>{{cite iucn | author = BirdLife International | year = 2018 | title = ''Anastomus lamelligerus'' | volume = 2018 | page = e.T22697664A132274733 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22697664A132274733.en }}</ref> | taxon = Anastomus lamelligerus | authority = [[Coenraad Jacob Temminck|Temminck]], 1823 | synonyms = | range_map = Anastomus_lamelligerus_map.svg }} The '''African openbill''' (''Anastomus lamelligerus'') is a type of [[stork]] in the family [[Ciconiidae]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=African Openbill - eBird|url=https://ebird.org/species/afrope1|access-date=2020-08-22|website=ebird.org|language=en}}</ref> It is native to large parts of [[sub-Saharan Africa]]. ==Distribution== 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 [[Minor (law)|juvenile]] feathers are more dull and brown, with areas of pale feather tips.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.oiseaux-birds.com/card-african-openbill.html |title=African openbill}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} {{Biology-stub}} [[Category:Ciconiiformes]] [[Category:Birds of Africa]] [[Category:IUCN Red List least concern species]]