Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs Gut Weed

Agropsar philippensis compared with Ulva intestinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Gut Weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Sturnidae	Ulvaceae
Genus	Agropsar	Ulva
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Ulva intestinalis

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

Gut Weed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Gut Weed
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.

Gut Weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇹🇼 Taiwan