八哥 vs Java-bean

Acridotheres cristatellus compared with Senna obtusifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	八哥	Java-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class	Aves (鳥綱)	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)
Order	Passeriformes (雀形目)	Fabales (豆目)
Family	Sturnidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Acridotheres	Senna
Species	Acridotheres cristatellus	Senna obtusifolia

Conservation Status

八哥

LC — Least Concern

Java-bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	八哥	Java-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

八哥

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Singapore, United Arab Emirates), Europe (7 countries), and South America (Argentina, Bolivia).

Java-bean

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (13 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (5 countries).