Starlings, Rhabdornises

Common Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

The Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) is a 77 g town and farmland bird that eats a bit of everything. Some populations migrate.

Family
Starlings, Rhabdornises
Order
Passeriformes
Weight
77 g
Habitat
Human Modified
Diet
Omnivore
Migration
Partial migrant
Countries recorded
97

Recorded in United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Sweden, France, Australia, Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Finland, New Zealand, Belgium, Spain, Poland, South Africa, Russia, Italy, Argentina, Czechia, Ireland, Portugal, Turkey, Estonia, Austria, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Mexico, Ukraine, Iceland, Luxembourg, BM, Hungary, Greece, Isle of Man, Uruguay, Israel, Serbia, Romania, Iran, Lithuania, India, Croatia, Slovakia, Belarus, Åland, Slovenia, Latvia, Georgia, Faeroe Islands, Taiwan, Azerbaijan, United Arab Emirates, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Bahamas, NF, China, North Macedonia, Jamaica, Morocco, JE, Algeria, Armenia, Montenegro, Cyprus, Kyrgyzstan, Japan, Mongolia, Malta, Bosnia and Herz., XK, Kuwait, St. Pierre and Miquelon, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Albania, Palestine, Tajikistan, Republic of Korea, Tunisia, Philippines, Hong Kong, Iraq, GG, Thailand, Libya, Brazil, VA, Lesotho, Egypt, Namibia, SJ, Tonga, Nepal, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia.

Where to see it: Tórshavn · Viðarlundin (main park) (Faroe Islands); Peel · Derby Road (Isle of Man); Mission Pool (Norfolk Island); Airport Pond (Bermuda); Troon-Muirhead , 26 Lochlea Avenue (United Kingdom).

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