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European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
28 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.
Easily confused with
Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula
Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
American RobinTurdus migratorius
Brewer's BlackbirdEuphagus cyanocephalus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 135,826 |
|---|---|
| Nunavut | 39,802 |
| Canada | 37,274 |
| Russia | 33,475 |
| California | 20,627 |
| Texas | 14,433 |
| Ontario | 14,372 |
| New York | 12,271 |
| United Kingdom | 11,246 |
| Germany | 11,141 |
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
- Ground nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on the ground.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Cavity nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in cavities.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 |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of British Columbia, Canada
- Birds of Canton, Ohio, United States
- Birds of Centre Wellington, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of Gallatin County, Montana, United States
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Orangeville, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
Or build your own from the species near you.
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 European Starling with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.