One of the 5 starlings on WAnimals
Birds · Passeriformes · Sturnidae
Sturnus vulgaris
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
From the 100 birds released in New York in 1890, the population grew to more than 200 million across North America within a century.
Weight
60 g – 101 g
Size
19 cm – 23 cm
Life expectancy
3 years
Diet
Omnivore
Combines animal and plant food depending on availability.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
Colony
Lives in large concentrations, often for breeding reasons.
AI-generated images: illustrations, not photographs.
Sources consulted: AnAge (genomics.senescence.info) · Animal Diversity Web · A-Z Animals · EDDMapS · Animalia.bio · Binocular Base · PMC (telomere loss study)
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 261.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Common Starling — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about common starling.
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
