Asian Glossy Starling vs Gray-faced Buzzard

Aplonis panayensis compared with Butastur indicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian Glossy Starling	Gray-faced Buzzard
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family	Sturnidae	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Aplonis	Butastur
Species	Aplonis panayensis	Butastur indicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Asian Glossy Starling and Gray-faced Buzzard share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Asian Glossy Starling

LC — Least Concern

Gray-faced Buzzard

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian Glossy Starling	Gray-faced Buzzard
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.

Gray-faced Buzzard

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇹🇼 Taiwan