Brown-winged Starling vs Eurasian Eagle-Owl

Aplonis grandis compared with Bubo bubo

Key Differences

• Brown-winged Starling is Least Concern while Eurasian Eagle-Owl is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-winged Starling	Eurasian Eagle-Owl
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Strigiformes (Owls)
Family	Sturnidae	Strigidae (True Owls)
Genus	Aplonis	Bubo (Eagle Owls)
Species	Aplonis grandis	Bubo bubo

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown-winged Starling and Eurasian Eagle-Owl share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Brown-winged Starling

LC — Least Concern

Eurasian Eagle-Owl

EN — Endangered

Population: ~400.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-winged Starling	Eurasian Eagle-Owl
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	20 years
Average Length	—	70 cm
Average Weight	—	3.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown-winged Starling

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Eurasian Eagle-Owl

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

Found across Europe (9 countries) and South America (Ecuador). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Eurasian Eagle-Owl

The world's largest owl species by height and weight, Eurasian eagle-owls have wingspans up to 1.9 meters and inhabit rocky landscapes, forest edges, and cliffs from Europe across Asia to China. Silent nocturnal hunters with powerful talons, they prey on rabbits, hares, foxes, and even other raptors. Their deep, resonant hooting carries over great distances. Relatively stable in population, though persecuted historically.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway