First brought to North America in the nineteenth century, European Starlings are now among the continent’s most numerous songbirds. They are stocky black birds with short tails, triangular …

The common starling (Sturnus vulgaris), also known simply as the starling in Great Britain and Ireland, and as the European starling in North America, is a medium-sized passerine bird in …

Love them or hate them, there's no doubt the European Starling is a wildly successful bird. A new study from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology examines this non-native species from the inside out.

Stocky and dark overall with short tail and triangular wings. A close look reveals beautiful plumage: in breeding season, look for purple and green iridescence and a yellow bill. In winter, …

Often regarded as a pest, the Starling wins our grudging admiration for its adaptability, toughness, and seeming intelligence. Brought to North America in 1890, it has spread to occupy most of …

What do European Starlings look like, where they live, what they eat, how long they live, their subspecies, predators, conservation status, and more.

The European Starling is a "secondary cavity nester," a bird that requires natural or man made cavities in which to put its nest. Because of their increasing numbers and aggressive behavior, …

Aug 8, 2024 · The European starling gets its name not from its starry markings, but from the way its short, tapered wings make the bird look like a four-pointed star in flight.

Starling, any of a number of birds composing most of the family Sturnidae (order Passeriformes), especially the common, or European, starling (Sturnus vulgaris), a 20-cm (8-inch) chunky …

The common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) has iridescent plumage. Starlings are medium-sized passerines. [3] The shortest-bodied species is Kenrick's starling (Poeoptera kenricki), at 15 cm …