Black-breasted Puffleg vs Chestnut-cheeked Starling

Eriocnemis nigrivestis compared with Agropsar philippensis

Key Differences

• Black-breasted Puffleg is Endangered while Chestnut-cheeked Starling is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-breasted Puffleg	Chestnut-cheeked Starling
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Trochilidae	Sturnidae
Genus	Eriocnemis	Agropsar
Species	Eriocnemis nigrivestis	Agropsar philippensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-breasted Puffleg and Chestnut-cheeked Starling share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Black-breasted Puffleg

EN — Endangered

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-breasted Puffleg	Chestnut-cheeked Starling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-breasted Puffleg

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Norway. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

Black-breasted Puffleg

The Black-breasted Puffleg (Eriocnemis nigrivestis) is a species in the genus Eriocnemis. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

The Chestnut-cheeked Starling (Agropsar philippensis) is a species in the genus Agropsar. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway