Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs Root-headed Centaury

Agropsar philippensis compared with Centaurea rhizocalathium

Key Differences

• Chestnut-cheeked Starling is Least Concern while Root-headed Centaury is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Root-headed Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Sturnidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Agropsar	Centaurea
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Centaurea rhizocalathium

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

Root-headed Centaury

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Root-headed Centaury
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.

Root-headed Centaury

Habitat

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

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.