Brown-winged Starling vs Yellow Dodder

Aplonis grandis compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

• Brown-winged Starling is Least Concern while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-winged Starling	Yellow Dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (hewan)	Plantae (tumbuhan)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (burung)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Passeriformes (burung pengicau)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Sturnidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Aplonis	Cuscuta
Species	Aplonis grandis	Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Brown-winged Starling

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-winged Starling	Yellow Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown-winged Starling

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Yellow Dodder

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

Brown-winged Starling

The Brown-winged Starling (Aplonis grandis) is a species in the genus Aplonis. 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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway