Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs Prickly Sedge

Agropsar philippensis compared with Carex spicata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Prickly Sedge
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	Carex
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Carex spicata

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Prickly Sedge
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 Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.