Brown-winged Starling vs Potato Blight

Aplonis grandis compared with Phytophthora infestans

Key Differences

• Brown-winged Starling is Least Concern while Potato Blight is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-winged Starling	Potato Blight
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Oomycota (Oomycetes)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Peronosporea (Peronosporea)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Peronosporales (Peronosporales)
Family	Sturnidae	Peronosporaceae
Genus	Aplonis	Phytophthora
Species	Aplonis grandis	Phytophthora infestans

Conservation Status

Brown-winged Starling

LC — Least Concern

Potato Blight

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-winged Starling	Potato Blight
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.

Potato Blight

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway