The chestnut-cheeked starling (''Agropsar philippensis'') is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It breeds in

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

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 ''Agropsar'' is a genus of Asian birds in the family Sturnidae. It is sometimes merged with ''Sturnus'' or '' Sturnia'' These two species were formerly placed in the genus ''Sturnus ''Sturnus'' is a genus of starlings. As discussed below, t ...

'' based on the results of two

molecular phylogenetic Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to ...

studies that were published in 2008.

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chestnut-cheeked starling 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 che ...

Birds of Japan

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