Agropsar philippensis
Silhouette: Rafael Maia · PhyloPic
In 3 days <5%
The chestnut-cheeked starling (Agropsar philippensis) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It breeds in Japan and the Russian islands of Sakhalin and Kuriles; it winters in Taiwan, the Philippines and northern Borneo.
The chestnut-cheeked starling was previously placed in the genus Sturnus. It was moved to the resurrected genus Agropsar based on the results of two molecular phylogenetic studies that were published in 2008. Wikipedia →
Call0:45
Russian Federation · 2015
© Albert Lastukhin · XC267609 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Recording0:25
Japan · 2021
© Timur Kalininsky · iNaturalist · CC BY 4.0
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-cheeked Starling sighting in Taipei on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 250th most-seen of the 266 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-cheeked Starling in Taipei on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chestnut-cheeked Starling sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
8th of 8
Of the 8 cities where we can rate Chestnut-cheeked Starling sightings, Taipei ranks 8th at under 5%. The best odds are in Sendai (Japan, about 10%), Sapporo (Japan, about 10%) and Osaka (Japan, under 5%).
Same family: Sturnidae
The closest relatives of the Chestnut-cheeked Starling that you can see in Taipei (family Sturnidae, Starlings) are Javan Myna (about 70%), Black-collared Starling (about 70%) and Crested Myna (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chestnut-cheeked Starling is recorded against all the birds logged in Taipei (6 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
