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Asian Openbill

Anastomus oscitans (Boddaert, P 1783)

The Asian openbill or Asian openbill stork is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. This distinctive stork is found mainly in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It is greyish or white with glossy black wings and tail and the adults have a gap between the arched upper mandible and recurved lower mandible. Young birds are born without this gap which is thought to be an adaptation that aids in the handling of snails, their main prey. Although resident within their range, they make long distance movements in response to weather and food availability. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Pelecaniformes
Family:
  Ciconiidae
Genus:
   Anastomus
Scientific:
  Anastomus oscitans

Original description

Citation:
  (Boddaert, P 1783)

Reference:
   Table Planches Enlum. D'Aubenton

Protonym:
  Ardea oscitans

Type locality:
  Pondicherry.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/88617#page/77/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  0DF27D6312548E13

Avibase ID:
  avibase-0DF27D63

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/0DF27D63

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 174904

Geographic range:

  • Anastomus oscitans: Lowlands of Indian subcontinent to SE Asia
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Asian Openbill
Catalan:
Bec de tenalla asiàtic
Czech:
zejozob asijský
Danish:
Asiatisk Gabenæb
German:
Silberklaffschnabel
Spanish:
Picotenaza Asiático
Spanish (Spain):
Picotenaza Asiático
Finnish:
aasianrakonokka
French:
Bec-ouvert indien
Croatian:
otvorenokljuna roda
Hungarian:
ázsiai tátogató gólya
Icelandic:
Glufustorkur
Italian:
Anastomo asiatico
Japanese (romaji):
sukihashikou
Japanese:
スキハシコウ
Lithuanian:
Indinis kiaurasnapis gandras
Dutch:
Indische Gaper
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Asiagapenebb
Norwegian:
Asiagapenebb
Polish:
kleszczak azjatycki
Portuguese:
Bico-aberto-branco
Portuguese (Portugal):
cegonha-de-bico-aberto-asiática
Russian:
Индийский аист-разиня
Slovak:
škározobec driemavý
Serbian:
Azijska šupljokljuna roda
Swedish:
asiatisk gapnäbbsstork
Ukrainian:
Лелека-молюскоїд індійський
Chinese:
钳嘴鹳
Chinese (Traditional):
鉗嘴鸛

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Bec-ouvert indien ( Anastomus oscitans)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Bec-ouvert indien ( Anastomus oscitans)
Clements 1st edition:
Asian Open-billed Stork ( Anastomus oscitans)
Clements, version 2021:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Clements, version 2022:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Clements, version 2023:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Clements 3rd edition:
Asian Open-billed Stork ( Anastomus oscitans)
Clements 4th edition:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Clements 6th edition:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Clements, version 2015:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Clements, version 2016:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Clements, version 2017:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Clements, version 2018:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Clements, version 2019:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
eBird version 1.50:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
eBird version 1.52:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
eBird version 1.53:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
eBird version 1.54:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
eBird version 1.55:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
eBird version 2015:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
eBird version 2016:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
eBird version 2017:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
eBird version 2018:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
eBird version 2019:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
eBird version 2021:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
eBird version 2022:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
eBird version 2023:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Asian Open-bill Stork ( Anastomus oscitans)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Asian Open-bill Stork ( Anastomus oscitans)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Asian Open-billed Stork ( Anastomus oscitans)
Oriental Bird Club:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Anastomus oscitans
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Anastomus oscitans
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Anastomus oscitans
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Asian Openbill ( Anastomus oscitans)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Anastomus oscitans
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Anastomus oscitans

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Bulgarian: Азиатски цепкоклюн щъркел
Bengali: এশিয় শামখোল, এ঱ীয় ঱াভুকমিার
Bengali (transliteration): ēśīẏa śāmukakhōla
Catalan: Anàstom asiàtic, Bec de tenalla asiàtic
Czech: Zejozob asijský
Chuvash: Ази аисчĕ
Danish: Asiatisk Gabebæb, Asiatisk Gabenæb
German: Indischer Klaffschnabel, Silberklaffschnabel
English: Asian Openbill, Asian Open-bill, Asian Openbill Stork, Asian Open-bill Stork, Asian Open-billed Stork, Asiatic Open-bill, Indian Open-billed Stork, Openbill Stork, Oriental Open-bill, Oriental Open-billed Stork
English, HBW: Asian Openbill
English (IOC): Asian Openbill
English (Kenya): Asian Open-billed Stork
English (United States): Asian Openbill
Esperanto: Azia anastomo
Spanish: Cigüeña de Pico Abierto Hindú, Picotenaza Asiático
Spanish (Spain): Picotenaza Asiático
Spanish (HBW): Asian Openbill
Estonian: valge-irvnokk
Finnish: Aasianrakonokka
French: Bec-ouvert blanc, Bec-ouvert indien, Cigogne à bec ouvert
Hindi: Naththai kuththi narai
Croatian: otvorenokljuna roda
Hungarian: ázsiai tátogató gólya
Icelandic: Glufustorkur
Italian: Anastomo asiatico
Japanese (romaji): suki-hashi kō, sukihashikou
Japanese: スキハシコウ
Japanese (Kanji): 隙嘴鸛
Kara-Kalpak: Азия аўзы ашық ләйлеги
Mongolian, Halh: хар хүзүүт өрөвтас
Kazakh: үнді ашықауыз құтаны
Kirghiz: Азия ачык ооз куназы
Scientific: Anastomus oscitans, Ardea oscitans
Lithuanian: Indinis kiaurasnapis gandras
Malayalam: ചേരാക്കൊക്കൻ
Mongolian: хар хүзүүт өрөвтас
Marathi: गोगल्याफोड्या करकोचा
Malay: Burung Botak Asia, Burung Botak Siput, Burung Upih Paruh Sepit
Nepali: घु“गीफोर गरुड
Dutch: Indische Gaper
Norwegian Nynorsk: Asiagapenebb
Norwegian: Asiagapenebb
Polish: kleszczak azjatycki, Kleszczak azjatycski
Pinyin: qián-zuǐ guàn
Portuguese: Bico-aberto-branco
Portuguese (Portugal): cegonha-de-bico-aberto-asiática
Russian: Азиатский аист-разиня, Аист-разиня индийский, Индийский аист-разиня, серебристый
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Asia Vivarathuduwa
Slovak: Bocian driemavý, škározobec driemavý
Serbian: Azijska roda otvorenog kljuna, Azijska šupljokljuna roda
Swedish: asiatisk gapnäbbsstork, Asiatisk gapnäbbstork
Tamil: Nathai Kuthi Narai
Thai: นกปากห่าง
Thai (Transliteration): nók pàak-hàaŋ
Turkish: Ak açıkgaga, Kara Açıkgaga
Ukrainian: Лелека-молюскоїд індійський
Vietnamese: Chim Cò nhạn, Cò nhạn, Cò nhạn, Cò ốc, Cò ốc
Chinese: 钳嘴鹳
Chinese (Traditional): 鉗嘴鸛

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