European starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

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The European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) is a highly adaptable, social songbird native to Eurasia, known for its iridescent plumage, complex vocalizations, and large, synchronized flocks called murmurations.

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Generate an image of the European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) (The European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) is a highly adaptable, social songbird native to Eurasia, known for its iridescent plumage, complex vocalizations, and large, synchronized flocks called murmurations.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bird species ⓘ
passerine ⓘ
songbird ⓘ
activityPattern diurnal ⓘ
averageLength about 20 cm ⓘ
averageMass about 60 to 100 g ⓘ
averageWingspan about 31 to 44 cm ⓘ
billColor darker outside breeding season ⓘ
yellow in breeding season ⓘ
binomialAuthority Linnaeus, 1758 ⓘ
linked to: Carl Linnaeus
breedingSystem socially monogamous with extra-pair copulations ⓘ
class Aves ⓘ
clutchSize typically 4 to 6 eggs ⓘ
commonName European starling ⓘ
common starling ⓘ
conservationStatus Least Concern ⓘ
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List ⓘ
diet earthworms ⓘ
fruits ⓘ
grains ⓘ
insects ⓘ
seeds ⓘ
spiders ⓘ
ecologicalImpact can damage agricultural crops ⓘ
competes with native cavity-nesting birds ⓘ
eggColor pale blue ⓘ
family Sturnidae ⓘ
fledgingPeriod about 21 days after hatching ⓘ
flightPattern strong direct flight ⓘ
synchronized flock movements ⓘ
flockingBehavior forms murmurations ⓘ
foragingBehavior ground forager ⓘ
genus Sturnus ⓘ
incubationPeriod about 12 days ⓘ
introducedBy Eugene Schieffelin ⓘ
introducedByOrganization American Acclimatization Society ⓘ
introducedRange Argentina ⓘ
Australia ⓘ
Chile ⓘ
Falkland Islands ⓘ
Hawaii ⓘ
New Zealand ⓘ
North America ⓘ
South Africa ⓘ
introductionEvent introduced to North America in 1890s ⓘ
introductionLocation New York City ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
legalStatusInUS invasive species ⓘ
legColor pinkish-red ⓘ
lifespanWild typically up to 5 years ⓘ
maximumRecordedLifespanWild over 15 years ⓘ
migrationPattern partial migrant ⓘ
resident in parts of range ⓘ
morphologicalFeature pointed wings ⓘ
short tail ⓘ
straight pointed bill ⓘ
nativeRange Europe ⓘ
central Asia ⓘ
western Asia ⓘ
nestSite buildings ⓘ
nest boxes ⓘ
tree cavities ⓘ
nestType cavity nester ⓘ
order Passeriformes ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
plumageCharacteristic dark glossy plumage ⓘ
iridescent feathers ⓘ
pale spots in winter ⓘ
populationTrend declining in some native regions ⓘ
increasing globally ⓘ
primaryPredators birds of prey ⓘ
mammalian carnivores ⓘ
reproductionSeason early summer ⓘ
spring ⓘ
roostingBehavior forms large communal roosts ⓘ
scientificName Sturnus vulgaris ⓘ
sexualDimorphism subtle differences between males and females ⓘ
socialBehavior forms large flocks ⓘ
highly gregarious ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
typicalHabitat farmland ⓘ
grassland ⓘ
open woodland ⓘ
suburban areas ⓘ
urban areas ⓘ
usedInResearch model species for social behavior ⓘ
model species for vocal learning ⓘ
vocalizationCharacteristic complex vocal mimicry ⓘ
imitates mechanical sounds ⓘ
imitates other bird species ⓘ
vocalizationType calls ⓘ
song ⓘ

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Passeriformes → exampleSpecies → European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) ⓘ
European starling → scientificName → Sturnus vulgaris ⓘ
linked to: European starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
European starling → commonName → European starling ⓘ
linked to: European starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Western bluebird → competitor → European starling ⓘ
linked to: European starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
American Acclimatization Society → introducedSpecies → European starling ⓘ
linked to: European starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Sturnus → historicallyIncludedTaxon → European starling ⓘ
linked to: European starling (Sturnus vulgaris)