Brown-winged Starling vs Ivy Bee

Aplonis grandis compared with Colletes hederae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-winged Starling	Ivy Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Sturnidae	Colletidae
Genus	Aplonis	Colletes
Species	Aplonis grandis	Colletes hederae

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown-winged Starling and Ivy Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brown-winged Starling

LC — Least Concern

Ivy Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-winged Starling	Ivy Bee
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.

Ivy Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Luxembourg.

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.