Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs Pink Discus

Agropsar philippensis compared with Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae

Key Differences

• Chestnut-cheeked Starling is Least Concern while Pink Discus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Pink Discus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Sturnidae	Stereaceae
Genus	Agropsar	Aleurodiscus
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

Pink Discus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Pink Discus
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.

Pink Discus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇹🇼 Taiwan