European Starling
(Sturnus vulgaris)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Biology • Distribution • Taxonomy
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| IUCN Red List | LC - Least Concern |
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| NatureServe | NNA - No Status Rank SNA - No Status Rank |
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| Minnesota | not listed |
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Description |
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Size |
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8½″ in length 16″ wingspan |
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Habitat |
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Agricultural areas, townsites, woodland edges, landfills, roadsides |
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Abundant year-round resident |
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The Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union All Seasons Species Occurrence Map |
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Taxonomy |
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| Class | Aves (birds) | ||
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Passeriformes (perching birds) | ||
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Sturnidae (starlings) | ||
Genus |
Sturnus (European and spotless starlings) | ||
Subordinate Taxa |
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European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris vulgaris) Faroe Starling (Sturnus vulgaris faroensis) Shetland Starling (Sturnus vulgaris zetlandicus) Azores Starling (Sturnus vulgaris granti) Siberian Starling (Sturnus vulgaris poltaratskyi) Black Sea Starling (Sturnus vulgaris tauricus) Eastern Turkey Starling (Sturnus vulgaris purpurascens) Caucasian Starling (Sturnus vulgaris caucasicus) Central Asian Starling (Sturnus vulgaris porphyronotus) Hume’s Starling (Sturnus vulgaris nobilior) Himalayan Starling (Sturnus vulgaris humii) Sindh Starling (Sturnus vulgaris minor) |
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There was a huge group of them in park behind my house this fall in mid October. Since there is a small flock I see, nearly daily, in the tree tops of my surrounding neighbors. |
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Slideshows |
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| European Starlings Andree Reno Sanborn |
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About
Sturnus vulgaris |
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| European Starling Allen Chartier |
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| European Starling Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren |
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| European Starling JMC Nature Photos |
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Avi Birds |
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| Common Starling [Sturnus Vulgaris] Dec 3, 2020 |
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In this video, we learn about the common starling. |
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Mandi Lynn |
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| European Starling 01 12/12/2022 |
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About
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) |
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Other Videos |
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| Estornino (Sturnus vulgaris)1.mpeg Flavio Danesse |
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About
Uploaded on Mar 8, 2011 Estornino (Sturnus vulgaris) |
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| Sturnus Vulgaris: A Second Look Andy Keyes |
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Published on Dec 11, 2012 An honest inspection of one of the most disliked bird species in North America, the Eurasian Starling. Info on the current chair of the Massachusetts Audubon Society, Christopher Leahy (and a few other birders): http://www.massaudubon.org/NH_Travel/leaders.php In case the credits went too quickly, here are the acknowledgements (helpful texts that gave me information about starlings): Dunn, Robert R. 2006. The Pigeon Paradox: Dependence of Global Conservation on Urban Nature. Conservation Biology, Volume 20: 1814--1816. Johnson, Ron J. 1994. European Starlings. The Handbook: Prevention and Control of Wildlife Damage. Prevention and Control of Wildlife Damage. Linz, George M. 2007. European Starlings: A Review of an Invasive Species with Far-reaching Impacts. Managing Vertebrate Invasive Species: Proceedings of an International Symposium. Nicholas Komar. 1999. Eastern equine encephalitis virus in birds: relative competence of European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris). Am J Trop Med Hyg.; Volume 60(3): 387-91. Thorpe, John. 1998. Review of 100 Years of Military and Civilian Bird Strikes. Proceedings of the International Seminar on Birds and Flight Safety in the Middle East. White, Randolph. 2005. Compressed Air, Wooden Clappers, and Other Non-Traditional Methods for Dispersing European Starlings from an Urban Roost. Proceedings of the 11th Wildlife Damage Management Conference. Thanks for watching! |
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| Common Starling or European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) / Star Peiselkopp |
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Published on Apr 6, 2012 Common Starling or European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) / Star |
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| European Starling family bathing - first lesson to babies Nat Bel |
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Uploaded on May 17, 2011 A family of European starlings is bathing. Young starlings just started flying from the nest. After a parent showed how to bath babies started bathing very carefully. Three young starlings have different personalities and courage. The bravest one (with a pine needle on the back) tries to fight with two adults (at the end of the movie). The movie was taken with Canon Powershot SD970 IS. San Francisco Bay Area. https://sites.google.com/site/backyardbirdbathwildnature/backyard-birds---photos |
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| Mandi Lynn 12/11/2022 |
Location: Montrose, MN There was a huge group of them in park behind my house this fall in mid October. Since there is a small flock I see, nearly daily, in the tree tops of my surrounding neighbors. |
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