Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs Shoebutton

Agropsar philippensis compared with Ardisia elliptica

Key Differences

• Chestnut-cheeked Starling is Least Concern while Shoebutton is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Shoebutton
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Sturnidae	Primulaceae
Genus	Agropsar	Ardisia
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Ardisia elliptica

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

Shoebutton

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Shoebutton
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.

Shoebutton

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (Norway), North America (8 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Samoa).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇹🇼 Taiwan