Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs Headfly

Agropsar philippensis compared with Hydrotaea irritans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Headfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Sturnidae	Muscidae
Genus	Agropsar	Hydrotaea
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Hydrotaea irritans

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-cheeked Starling and Headfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

Headfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Headfly
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.

Headfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway