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European starling An adult European Starling, Sturnus vulgaris, with wings partly open, feeds a young starling perched together on a tree stump. Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) perched on a bare branch, showing iridescent black feathers with white spots against a clear blue sky. starling murmuration
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golden-breasted starling A Lesser Blue-eared Starling (Lamprotornis chloropterus) with iridescent blue-green plumage and a yellow eye perches on a tree branch amid brown twigs and green foliage. Superb starling Superb starling (Lamprotornis superbus) Hear the songs of many different birds.
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Starling: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Article title updated for style. Nov 13, 2026
Invalidated site: The University of New Mexico - Searchable Ornithological Research Archive - The Relationships of the Starlings (Sturnidae: Sturnini) and the Mockingbirds(Sturnidae: Mimini). Sep 07, 2026
Add new Web site: DigitalCommons at USU - Winter habitat associations of blackbirds and starlings wintering in the south-central United States (PDF). Aug 23, 2025
Add new Web site: PNAS - Scale-free correlations in starling flocks. Mar 12, 2025
Add new Web site: Digital Commons at University of Nebraska - Lincoln - Starling Management in Agriculture (PDF). Jan 23, 2025
Added media. Dec 13, 2024
Add new Web site: The University of New Mexico - Searchable Ornithological Research Archive - The Relationships of the Starlings (Sturnidae: Sturnini) and the Mockingbirds(Sturnidae: Mimini). Nov 08, 2024
Add new Web site: The Humane Society of the United States - What to do about starlings. Jun 07, 2024
Media added. Oct 20, 2023
Added cross-reference. Feb 10, 2023
Article revised and updated. Apr 20, 2022
Add new Web site: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife - Living With Wildlife - Starling. Jan 30, 2019
Add new Web site: BirdWatch Ireland - Starling. May 07, 2014
Add new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - Nature - Starling. May 07, 2014
Added images of various species of starling. Mar 05, 2014
Mentioned the formation of murmurations. Mar 05, 2014
Add new Web site: The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds - Starling. Mar 18, 2013
Add new Web site: British Trust for Ornithology - Starling. Sep 07, 2012
Taxonomic name of superb starling changed from Spreo superbus to Lamprotornis superbus. Apr 13, 2010
Photos depicting the superb starling (Lamprotornis superbus) and common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) added. Apr 13, 2010
Added new Web site: New Zealand Birds - Tāringi, Starling. Jan 01, 2009
Added new Web site: British Garden Birds - Starling. Jan 01, 2009
Added new Web site: Official Site of the Art Blakey. May 25, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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