Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs Laggar Falcon

Agropsar philippensis compared with Falco jugger

Key Differences

• Chestnut-cheeked Starling is Least Concern while Laggar Falcon is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Laggar Falcon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Falconiformes (Falconiformes)
Family	Sturnidae	Falconidae
Genus	Agropsar	Falco
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Falco jugger

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

Laggar Falcon

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Laggar Falcon
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.

Laggar Falcon

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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