Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs Thrips

Agropsar philippensis compared with Thrips tabaci

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Thrips
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Sturnidae	Thripidae
Genus	Agropsar	Thrips
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Thrips tabaci

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-cheeked Starling and Thrips share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Thrips
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.

Thrips

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇹🇼 Taiwan