Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs Silver Pheasant

Agropsar philippensis compared with Lophura nycthemera

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Silver Pheasant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Galliformes (Galliformes)
Family	Sturnidae	Phasianidae
Genus	Agropsar	Lophura
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Lophura nycthemera

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

Silver Pheasant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Silver Pheasant
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.

Silver Pheasant

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), and South America (Argentina, 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.

Silver Pheasant

Silver Pheasant (Lophura nycthemera) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇹🇼 Taiwan