Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs Quill Lichen

Agropsar philippensis compared with Cladonia amaurocraea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Quill Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Sturnidae	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Agropsar	Cladonia
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Cladonia amaurocraea

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

Quill Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Quill Lichen
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.

Quill Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and 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.