Brown-winged Starling vs Tear Dropper

Aplonis grandis compared with Cylindrobasidium laeve

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-winged Starling	Tear Dropper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Sturnidae	Physalacriaceae
Genus	Aplonis	Cylindrobasidium
Species	Aplonis grandis	Cylindrobasidium laeve

Conservation Status

Brown-winged Starling

LC — Least Concern

Tear Dropper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-winged Starling	Tear Dropper
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.

Tear Dropper

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and United States.

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.