Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs Prickly Pole

Agropsar philippensis compared with Bactris jamaicana

Key Differences

• Chestnut-cheeked Starling is Least Concern while Prickly Pole is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Prickly Pole
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Sturnidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Agropsar	Bactris
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Bactris jamaicana

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Pole

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Prickly Pole
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.

Prickly Pole

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.