Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs Orange Waxcap

Agropsar philippensis compared with Hygrocybe aurantiosplendens

Key Differences

• Chestnut-cheeked Starling is Least Concern while Orange Waxcap is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Orange Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Sturnidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Agropsar	Hygrocybe
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Hygrocybe aurantiosplendens

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

Orange Waxcap

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Orange Waxcap
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.

Orange Waxcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. 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