Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs Pine Needle Split

Agropsar philippensis compared with Lophodermium pinastri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Pine Needle Split
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Rhytismatales (Rhytismatales)
Family	Sturnidae	Rhytismataceae
Genus	Agropsar	Lophodermium
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Lophodermium pinastri

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

Pine Needle Split

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Pine Needle Split
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.

Pine Needle Split

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

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.