Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

Agropsar philippensis compared with Amazona mercenaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class same	Aves (chim)	Aves (chim)
Order	Passeriformes (bộ Sẻ)	Psittaciformes (Bộ Vẹt)
Family	Sturnidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Agropsar	Amazona
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Amazona mercenaria

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-cheeked Starling and Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (chim)

Xem Class: Aves

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon
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.

Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.

Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

A large, predominantly green amazon parrot with distinctive dark-scaled nape feathers and a patch of red on the wing, scaly-naped amazons inhabit humid montane forests of the northern and central Andes in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Peru at elevations of 600–3,000 meters. Relatively little known compared to other amazons, they are found in pairs or small flocks feeding on seeds, fruit, and flowers in cloud forest. Listed as Least Concern.