Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs Gorgeted Puffleg

Agropsar philippensis compared with Eriocnemis isabellae

Key Differences

Chestnut-cheeked Starling is Least Concern while Gorgeted Puffleg is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Gorgeted Puffleg
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Sturnidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Agropsar	Eriocnemis
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Eriocnemis isabellae

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-cheeked Starling and Gorgeted Puffleg share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

View Class: Aves

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

Gorgeted Puffleg

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Gorgeted Puffleg
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.

Gorgeted Puffleg

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Norway. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.