Black-winged Starling vs Katung Fa

Acridotheres melanopterus compared with Alstonia macrophylla

Key Differences

• Black-winged Starling is Endangered while Katung Fa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-winged Starling	Katung Fa
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (นก)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Passeriformes (นกเกาะคอน)	Gentianales (อันดับดอกหรีดเขา)
Family	Sturnidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Acridotheres	Alstonia
Species	Acridotheres melanopterus	Alstonia macrophylla

Conservation Status

Black-winged Starling

EN — Endangered

Katung Fa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-winged Starling	Katung Fa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-winged Starling

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Katung Fa

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), Seychelles, Sri Lanka, and United States.

Black-winged Starling

The Black-winged Starling (Acridotheres melanopterus) is a species in the genus Acridotheres. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found in Norway. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.