Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs Red melastome

Agropsar philippensis compared with Melastoma sanguineum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Red melastome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Sturnidae	Melastomataceae
Genus	Agropsar	Melastoma
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Melastoma sanguineum

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

Red melastome

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Red melastome
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 melastome

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in 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.