African Openbill

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q26902
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African Openbill

Summary

African Openbill is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (466 views/month, #1,594 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • African Openbill's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • African Openbill is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • African Openbill's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • African Openbill is classified within Openbill stork[6].
  • African Openbill's scientific name is Anastomus lamelligerus[7].
  • African Openbill's Commons category is recorded as Anastomus lamelligerus[8].
  • African Openbill's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Anastomus lamelligerus[9].
  • African Openbill's Commons gallery is recorded as Anastomus lamelligerus[10].
  • African Openbill's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'A. lamelligerus'}[11].
  • African Openbill is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'ciconia pig agored Affrica'}[12].
  • African Openbill is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'African Openbill'}[13].
  • African Openbill is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Mohrenklaffschnabel'}[14].
  • African Openbill is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Picotenaza africano'}[15].
  • African Openbill is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'bec de tenalla africà'}[16].
  • African Openbill is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'zejozob africký'}[17].
  • African Openbill is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'must-irvnokk'}[18].
  • African Openbill is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Afrikagapenebb'}[19].
  • African Openbill is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Африканский аист-разиня'}[20].
  • African Openbill is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'クロスキハシコウ'}[21].
  • African Openbill is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Afrikansk Gabenæb'}[22].
  • African Openbill is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'afrikanrakonokka'}[23].
  • African Openbill is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'afrikai tátogatógólya'}[24].
  • African Openbill is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'kleszczak afrykański'}[25].
  • African Openbill is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'škározobec tmavý'}[26].
  • African Openbill is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'afrikansk gapnäbbsstork'}[27].

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Classification

African Openbill's scientific name is Anastomus lamelligerus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Openbill stork[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'ciconia pig agored Affrica'}[12], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[13], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Mohrenklaffschnabel'}[14], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Picotenaza africano'}[15], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'bec de tenalla africà'}[16], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'zejozob africký'}[17].

Identifiers

African Openbill's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 4776[28]. African Openbill's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 2696508[29]. African Openbill's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45518776[30]. African Openbill's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5229411[31]. African Openbill's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174903[32].

Why It Matters

African Openbill ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (466 views/month, #1,594 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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