Brown-winged Starling vs Spanish Iris

Aplonis grandis compared with Iris xiphium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-winged Starling	Spanish Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Sturnidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Aplonis	Iris
Species	Aplonis grandis	Iris xiphium

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brown-winged Starling

LC — Least Concern

Spanish Iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-winged Starling	Spanish Iris
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.

Spanish Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.