Order
Ciconiiformes
Family
Ciconiidae
Genus
Anastomus
Species
lamelligerus
Conservation Status
Least Concern
Location Photographed
African Openbilled Stork Madagascar, African Openbilled Stork Malawi
Number of Sub-Species
0
Migratory or Resident
Resident but will make distant movements for availability of water.
Preferred Habitat
Shallow wetlands wherever its molluscan prey is available
Distribution and Range
Sub Sahara Africa
Food
Aquatic snails and freshwater mussels but will also take frogs, crabs, fish, worms, insects and terrestrial snails.