Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs Red-billed Quelea

Agropsar philippensis compared with Quelea quelea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Red-billed Quelea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Sturnidae	Ploceidae
Genus	Agropsar	Quelea
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Quelea quelea

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-cheeked Starling and Red-billed Quelea share a common ancestor at the Order level: Passeriformes. (Songbirds)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

Red-billed Quelea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Red-billed Quelea
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.

Red-billed Quelea

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Cameroon, Gambia), Asia (United Arab Emirates), and Europe (7 countries).

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.

Red-billed Quelea

Red-billed Quelea (Quelea quelea) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway