Brown-winged Starling vs Sand Saffron

Aplonis grandis compared with Colchicum arenarium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-winged Starling	Sand Saffron
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Sturnidae	Colchicaceae
Genus	Aplonis	Colchicum
Species	Aplonis grandis	Colchicum arenarium

Conservation Status

Brown-winged Starling

LC — Least Concern

Sand Saffron

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-winged Starling	Sand Saffron
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.

Sand Saffron

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.