Sturnidae: Quick Facts

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European starling

Golden-breasted Starling (Lamprotornis regius) with iridescent blue, green, and yellow plumage perched on a branch against a blurred natural background.

A group of Lesser Blue-eared Starlings (Lamprotornis chloropterus) with iridescent blue-green plumage perched on the branches of a dry, leafless shrub in open grassland.

black-collared starling

Brahminy starling

starling murmuration

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The bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) is seen in Switzerland on December 2024

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turkey vulture. vulture. Close-up of a head and beak of a Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura).

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