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Common Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

Classification

Class
Aves
Family
Sturnidae

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 the starling family, Sturnidae. It is about 20 cm (8 in) long and has glossy black plumage with a metallic sheen, which is speckled with white at some times of the year. The legs are pink and the bill is black in winter and yellow in summer; young birds have browner plumage than the adults.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United Kingdom · 600,300Netherlands · 399,928France · 334,961Germany · 236,355Spain · 111,997Italy · 49,168Belgium · 23,620Switzerland · 22,433Luxembourg · 7,699Brazil