Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs Tear Dropper

Agropsar philippensis compared with Cylindrobasidium laeve

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Tear Dropper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Sturnidae	Physalacriaceae
Genus	Agropsar	Cylindrobasidium
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Cylindrobasidium laeve

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

Tear Dropper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Tear Dropper
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.

Tear Dropper

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and United States.

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.