Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs Ruddy Duck

Agropsar philippensis compared with Oxyura jamaicensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Ruddy Duck
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Sturnidae	Anatidae
Genus	Agropsar	Oxyura
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Oxyura jamaicensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-cheeked Starling and Ruddy Duck share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

Ruddy Duck

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Ruddy Duck
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.

Ruddy Duck

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Tunisia), Asia (Azerbaijan, Israel, Turkey), Europe (19 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

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.

Ruddy Duck

Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) 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