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Spotless Starling
Sturnus unicolor
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Sounds
- Recording by Joost van Bruggen (XC431986). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
Eurasian JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue Rock-ThrushMonticola solitarius
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Spain | 7,487 |
|---|---|
| Comunidad de Madrid | 3,239 |
| Portugal | 2,360 |
| Andalucía | 1,419 |
| Castilla y León | 818 |
| LISBOA | 479 |
| Morocco | 475 |
| Galicia | 464 |
| FARO | 442 |
| SETÃBAL | 346 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Dietary
- OmnivoreFeeds on both plants and animalsBIRDBASE avian traits database
Group and habits
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Bamboo nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in bamboo.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Brood-parasite hostListed by a harvested source as a host of brood parasites.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | Starlings · Sturnidae |
| Genus | European and Spotless Starlings · Sturnus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Spotless Starling with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.