Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs Nut Grass

Agropsar philippensis compared with Cyperus tuberosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Nut Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Sturnidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Agropsar	Cyperus
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Cyperus tuberosus

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

Nut Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Nut Grass
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.

Nut Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.