Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs Foxtail

Agropsar philippensis compared with Amaranthus caudatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Foxtail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Sturnidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Agropsar	Amaranthus
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Amaranthus caudatus

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

Foxtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Foxtail
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.

Foxtail

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (27 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇹🇼 Taiwan