WoRMS taxon details
Anastomus lamelligerus Temminck, 1823
AphiaID: 212706
AphiaID: 212706
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Tetrapoda (Superclass) > Aves (Class) > Ciconiiformes (Order) > Ciconiidae (Family) > Anastomus (Genus) |
| Status | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Species | |||||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Anastomus | |||||||||||||||||||
| Source |
basis of record: Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. Academic Press, London. [details] | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Distribution | Kenya [details] Mozambique [details] South Africa (country) [details] Tanzania [details] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Links | To Biodiversity Heritage Library (143 publications) To IUCN Red List To ITIS | |||||||||||||||||||
| Note |
Description: Length: 81-94 cm. Plumage: brownish black with a green gloss on chest, neck and mantle. Immature as adult. Bare parts: iris brown with yellow inner ring; facial skin blue to blackish; bill brownish with paler base, large with a tomial gap in adult, but nearly closed in immature; feet and legs black. Habitat: brackish coastal lagoons and inland waters generally below 1500 m. <388><393><391> [details] | |||||||||||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212706 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Edit history |
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[Taxonomic tree] [Distribution map] [Google] [Google scholar] [Google images] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Citation: Adriaens, P. (2013). Anastomus lamelligerus Temminck, 1823. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212706 on 2013-06-20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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