Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs Rough-faced shag

Agropsar philippensis compared with Leucocarbo carunculatus

Key Differences

• Chestnut-cheeked Starling is Least Concern while Rough-faced shag is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Rough-faced shag
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Suliformes (Suliformes)
Family	Sturnidae	Phalacrocoracidae
Genus	Agropsar	Leucocarbo
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Leucocarbo carunculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-cheeked Starling and Rough-faced shag share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

Rough-faced shag

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Rough-faced shag
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.

Rough-faced shag

Habitat

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

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.