Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs Dry Duster

Agropsar philippensis compared with Coniophora arida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Dry Duster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Sturnidae	Coniophoraceae
Genus	Agropsar	Coniophora
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Coniophora arida

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

Dry Duster

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Dry Duster
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.

Dry Duster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.