Current view: Data table and detailed info
Taxonomic note
Agropsar philippensis (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) was previously listed as Sturnus philippensis.
Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Red List history
Migratory status |
full migrant |
Forest dependency |
low |
Land-mass type |
|
Average mass |
- |
Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is generally described as uncommon in the Philippines, rare on the Chinese mainland, common on Taiwan and scarce on the Kurile islands and Sakhalin (Feare and Craig 1998). National population estimates include: c.50-1,000 individuals on migration and < c.50 wintering individuals in Taiwan; c.100-100,000 breeding pairs and c.50-10,000 individuals on migration in Japan and c.100-10,000 breeding pairs and c.50-1,000 individuals on migration in Russia (Brazil 2009).
Trend justification: The population trend is difficult to determine because of uncertainty over the impacts of habitat modification on population sizes.
Country/territory distribution
Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Chestnut-cheeked Starling Agropsar philippensis. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/chestnut-cheeked-starling-agropsar-philippensis on 23/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/12/2024.