Asian Glossy Starling vs Fork-tailed Drongo

Aplonis panayensis compared with Dicrurus adsimilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian Glossy Starling	Fork-tailed Drongo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Sturnidae	Dicruridae
Genus	Aplonis	Dicrurus
Species	Aplonis panayensis	Dicrurus adsimilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Asian Glossy Starling and Fork-tailed Drongo share a common ancestor at the Order level: Passeriformes. (Songbirds)

Conservation Status

Asian Glossy Starling

LC — Least Concern

Fork-tailed Drongo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian Glossy Starling	Fork-tailed Drongo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian Glossy Starling

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Taiwan, and United Kingdom.

Fork-tailed Drongo

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Asian Glossy Starling

The Asian Glossy Starling (Aplonis panayensis) is a species in the genus Aplonis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments. Distributed across Norway, Taiwan, and United Kingdom.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway