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Common Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
Distribution
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Quick facts
- Group
- Birds
- Family
- Sturnidae
- Size
- 19–23 cm (length)
- Weight
- 60–100 g
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Lifespan
- 2–5 yrs
- Habitat
- Farmland, Grassland, Towns, Reedbeds
About
The common starling, 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.
Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), abridged.