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European starling Sturnus vulgaris
Identification Tips:
Length: 6 inches
Pointed bill-yellow for most of year, dark in fall
Black plumage with green and purple iridescence
White spots scattered about head and body-largest in fall ...
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
One of our most common urban birds, European Starlings are spectacularly spotted, streaked, and glossy.
Chapel Hill, NC 9/8/07.
European Starling
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Also known as the Common Starling
Estornino Europeo - en Espaņol
Species Code: STVU ...
European Starling
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European Starling ( Sturnus vulgaris )
European Starling, Desert Botanical Gardens, Phoenix, Arizona
Photograph by Alan And Elaine Wilson. Some rights reserved. (view image details) ...
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
The European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) is an old world species which was introduced into the United States in the late 1800s. It is now common virtually anywhere in the U.S., especially in cities and towns.
European starlings are native to Europe and parts of Asia, but have been introduced around the world. They are now found extensively in the continental U.S. with small populations in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and southern Alaska.
European Starling Behaviour
No observations regarding European Starling behavior have been submitted to the database yet.
Interesting Facts about European Starlings ...
Avian Invaders; European Starlings; Vocal Copying; Helping to Conserve Birds-National Level; Communal Roosting; Coloniality; Polygyny
REFERENCES:
Feare, 1984; Kessel, 1957 ...
European Starling
(Sturnus vulgaris)
Status: Year-round Resident.
Last recorded on site in 2011
Breeding Status:-
1987 to 1991: Confirmed
1992 to 1996: Confirmed
1997 to 2001: Confirmed
2002 to 2006: Confirmed ...
European Starling
Scientific name: Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus
Common names: European starling, common starling, English starling ...
Remarks The earliest recorded effort to introduce the European Starling into North America was made in 1872, when a number were brought over from Europe and released in Ohio. This effort failed, as did a number of subsequent tries there.
European Starling: The European Starling or Common Starling, Sturnus vulgaris, is a passerine bird in the family Sturnidae. This starling is native to most of Eurasia, but has been introduced to South Africa, North America, Australia and New Zealand.
European Starling Sturnus vulgaris. Exotic. Breeder. Common in all seasons and regions. Found in urban, suburban, and rural areas with open ground for foraging.
Wagtails and Pipits - Family Motacillidae ...
European starling
feral pigeon (rock dove)
*No license is required for a resident, resident's spouse or resident's children to hunt small game on the enclosed farmlands where they live.
European Starling
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service recently released a preliminary fall flight index survey of 90 million ducks.
European starlings are highly vocal all year long except when they are molting, when they are silent. The songs of males are highly variable and have many components. They warble, click, whistle, creak, chirrup, and gurgle.
European Starling
Winter Sighting Information: abundant
Nest on or near Refuge? yes
Tree Swallow
Winter Sighting Information: occasional
Nest on or near Refuge? yes ...
The European Starling is found throughout the continental United States all year.
Conservation Status ...
The European Starling, Common Starling or just Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) is a passerine bird in the family Sturnidae.
The European Starlings are just everywhere, too. Huge flocks. Although they don't pose a problem at the feeder, they must be causing problems, as all of those birds need to eat and nest.
Crested Myna
European Starling
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Bohemian Waxwing
European Starling
Cedar Waxwings love fruit. To attract waxwings to your yard, plant native trees and shrubs that bear small fruits, such as dogwood, serviceberry, cedar, juniper, hawthorn, and winterberry.
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Low nesting success (including nest losses) has been attributed to competition with European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris), house wrens, and house sparrows, particularly where natural cavities are scarce.
While on the ground, the Meadow Lark walks well, and much in the manner of the Grakle and the European Starling, to which it is in some measure allied. When on the wing, they seldom fly close enough to allow more than one to be shot at a time.
House sparrows, European starlings, American kestrelsblack rat snakes, black racers, fire ants, domestic cats, black bears, and raccoons are predators of adults and chicks.
Bluebirds are cavity nesters and they must compete for these choice spots with native birds such as chickadees, tufted titmice, nuthatches and Carolina wrens, and non-native birds such as house sparrows and European starlings.
Unfortunately, some species have grown in less populous in some areas, primarily because of loss of habitat, for instance, to forest clear-cutting and urban development, and competition with invasive species, for instance, with the European starling.
Competition for nesting sites with European Starlings was thought to decrease reproductive success, but recent studies show that this may not be the case.
They nest in a cavity in a tree or post; this bird excavates its own home. Abandoned flicker nests create habitat for other cavity nesters. They are sometimes driven from nesting sites by European Starlings.
You can warm up a small songbird easily by holding it in your hands. Next, you should identify the species of the abandoned nestling. The two most common species are the House Sparrow and the European Starling.
Sturnus vulgaris - European Starling (in Birds of NWO)
Sturnus roseus - Rose-coloured Starling
Fringillidae - Finches
Fringilla
Fringilla coelebs - Chaffinch (photo)
Fringilla montifringilla - Brambling
Serinus ...
 See also: Starling, Sparrow, Woodpecker, House Sparrow, Swallow
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