Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs Cottony Willow

Agropsar philippensis compared with Salix eriocephala

Key Differences

• Chestnut-cheeked Starling is Least Concern while Cottony Willow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Cottony Willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Sturnidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Agropsar	Salix
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Salix eriocephala

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

Cottony Willow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Cottony Willow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

Cottony Willow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

The Chestnut-cheeked Starling (Agropsar philippensis) is a species in the genus Agropsar. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.