Brown-winged Starling vs Waxy Crust

Aplonis grandis compared with Vuilleminia comedens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-winged Starling	Waxy Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Corticiales (Corticiales)
Family	Sturnidae	Vuilleminiaceae
Genus	Aplonis	Vuilleminia
Species	Aplonis grandis	Vuilleminia comedens

Conservation Status

Brown-winged Starling

LC — Least Concern

Waxy Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-winged Starling	Waxy Crust
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.

Waxy Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.