Brown-winged Starling vs Cupped Ear

Aplonis grandis compared with Otidea cantharella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-winged Starling	Cupped Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Sturnidae	Otideaceae
Genus	Aplonis	Otidea
Species	Aplonis grandis	Otidea cantharella

Conservation Status

Brown-winged Starling

LC — Least Concern

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-winged Starling	Cupped Ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown-winged Starling

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Cupped Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Brown-winged Starling

The Brown-winged Starling (Aplonis grandis) 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.