Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs Marsh Swift

Agropsar philippensis compared with Borbo micans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Marsh Swift
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Sturnidae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Agropsar	Borbo
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Borbo micans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

Marsh Swift

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Marsh Swift
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.

Marsh Swift

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.