Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs

Agropsar philippensis compared with Exobasidium splendidum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)
Family	Sturnidae	Exobasidiaceae
Genus	Agropsar	Exobasidium
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Exobasidium splendidum

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling
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.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Exobasidium splendidum is a parasitic basidiomycete fungus that forms galls and hypertrophied growths on the leaves and stems of host plants in the heath family. It inhabits boreal and montane habitats where Ericaceae shrubs such as Arctostaphylos grow. This parasitic fungus deforms host plant tissue to extract nutrients during its reproductive phase.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway