Sturnus vulgaris

IOC Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • Regnum: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Subphylum: Vertebrata • Infraphylum: Gnathostomata • Cladus: Osteichthyes • Superclassis: Tetrapoda • Cladus: Amniota • Cladus: Reptilia • Cladus: Archosauria • Classis: Aves • Superordo: Neognathae • Ordo: Passeriformes • Subordo: Passeri • Infraordo: Passerida • Superfamilia: Muscicapoidea • Familia: Sturnidae • Genus: Sturnus • Species: Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758

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Sturnus vulgaris

Nomi comuni [modifica wikidata 'Sturnus vulgaris']

• italiano: Storno
• English: Common Starling, European Starling, Starling, starling
• Afrikaans: Europese Spreeu
• Alemannisch: Star
• العربية: زرزور أوروبي
• مصرى: زرزور اوروبى
• asturianu: estornín pintu
• azərbaycanca: Adi sığırçın
• беларуская: Шпак звычайны
• беларуская (тарашкевіца): шпак звычайны
• български: Обикновен скорец
• বাংলা: চিত্রা শালিক
• brezhoneg: Dred boutin
• català: estornell comú
• کوردی: ڕیشۆڵی
• corsu: Sturneddu
• čeština: špaček obecný
• kaszëbsczi: Skórc
• чӑвашла: Ахаль шăнкăрч
• Cymraeg: Drudwen
• dansk: Stær
• Deutsch: Star
• Ελληνικά: Ψαρόνι
• British English: starling
• Esperanto: Sturno
• español: Estornino Pinto, Estornino pinto
• eesti: kuldnokk
• euskara: Arabazozo pikart
• فارسی: سار معمولی
• suomi: kottarainen
• føroyskt: Stari
• français: Étourneau sansonnet, Etourneau sansonnet, étourneau sansonnet
• Nordfriisk: Sprian
• Frysk: Protter
• Gaeilge: Druid
• Gàidhlig: Druid
• galego: Estorniño pinto
• Alemannisch: Store
• Gaelg: Trutlag
• עברית: זרזיר מצוי
• hrvatski: čvorak
• magyar: seregély
• հայերեն: Սովորական սարյակ
• interlingua: Sturno
• Bahasa Indonesia: Jalak eropa
• Ido: Sturno
• íslenska: Stari
• 日本語: ホシムクドリ
• ქართული: ჩვეულებრივი შოშია
• Taqbaylit: Aẓerẓur
• адыгэбзэ: Бжэндэхъу
• қазақша: Кәдімгі қараторғай
• 한국어: 흰점찌르레기
• kurdî: Cîq
• kernowek: Tros
• Lëtzebuergesch: Spréif
• lietuvių: paprastasis varnėnas
• latviešu: mājas strazds
• македонски: Обичен сколовранец
• മലയാളം: കാളിക്കിളി
• монгол: Европ тодол
• кырык мары: Лачокла шӹнгӹртӹш
• မြန်မာဘာသာ: ဆက်ရက်ပြောက်
• эрзянь: Стяконь письмар
• مازِرونی: شکروم
• norsk bokmål: Stær
• Plattdüütsch: Spree
• Nedersaksies: spraoje
• Nederlands: Spreeuw, spreeuw
• norsk nynorsk: Stare
• norsk: Stær
• Diné bizaad: Tó wónaanídę́ę́ʼ chʼagiiłkizhí
• livvinkarjala: Kottaraine
• ирон: Сауцъиу
• ਪੰਜਾਬੀ: ਆਮ ਤਿਲੀਅਰ
• Picard: Etornieu
• polski: szpak (zwyczajny), Szpak zwyczajny
• پنجابی: ایشیائی تلیئر
• پښتو: شامتوره
• português: estorninho-malhado
• română: Graur comun
• русский: Скворец
• русиньскый: Шпак
• sardu: Sturru
• sicilianu: sturneddu
• Scots: Stirlin
• davvisámegiella: Stárra
• žemaitėška: Špuoks
• srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски: Čvorak
• slovenčina: škorec obyčajný
• slovenščina: škorec
• српски / srpski: Чворак
• svenska: stare
• தமிழ்: சாதாரண இசுடார்லிங்
• ไทย: นกกิ้งโครงพันธุ์ยุโรป
• ትግርኛ: ስታርሊንግ
• Tagalog: Europeanong martines
• lea faka-Tonga: Misi pālangi
• Türkçe: Bayağı sığırcık
• удмурт: Юбер
• українська: шпак звичайний, Шпак
• اردو: یوریشیائی تلیر
• vèneto: Stornelo
• Tiếng Việt: Sáo đá xanh
• võro: Kuldnokk
• walon: Sprewe
• 吴语: 紫翅椋鸟
• хальмг: Үкр хар
• 粵語: 歐洲八哥
• 中文: 紫翅椋鸟
• 中文（中国大陆）: 紫翅椋鸟
• 中文（简体）: 紫翅椋鸟
• 中文（繁體）: 歐洲椋鳥
• 中文（臺灣）: 紫翅椋鳥

Photos

Adult summer

Sturnus vulgaris vulgaris

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  Warwickshire, England
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  Mannheim, Germany
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  Mannheim, Germany
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  Mannheim, Germany
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  Toulouse, France
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  Toulouse, France
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  Toulouse, France
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  Toulouse, France
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  Toulouse, France
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  Cradlehall, Inverness, Scotland
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  Cradlehall, Inverness, Scotland
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  Inishbofin, Co. Galway, Ireland
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  Cambridge, England
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  Bristol, England
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  Brightlingsea, Essex, England
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  Rochford, Essex, England
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  Regents Park, London
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  Regents Park, London
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  Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
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  Cookstown, Northern Ireland
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  Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Ireland
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  Dornoch, Scotland
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  Bodenheim, Germany
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  Lithuania
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  Bangor, Northern Ireland
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  Stø, Vesterålen, arctic Norway
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  Germany
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  Adult at the nest; Hannover, Germany
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  Bavaria, Germany
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  Bavaria, Germany
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  Saint-Quentin, France.
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  Saint-Quentin, France.
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  Saint-Quentin, France.

Other subspecies

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  S. v. faroensis, Mykines, Faroe Islands
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  S. v. zetlandicus; Baltasound, Shetland, Scotland
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  S. v. tauricus; Donetsk, Ukraine
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  S. v. nobilior or S. v. porphyronotus; Gurgaon, Delhi, India

Adult winter

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  Berlin, Germany
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  Portsmouth, England
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  Toulouse, France
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  Toulouse, France
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  Toulouse, France
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  England
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  California, USA
• Cookstown, Northern Ireland (video)
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  Stevenage, England
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  Stevenage, England
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  London, England
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  West Somerset, England
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  Larvik, Norway
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  Paris, France
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  Amsterdam, Netherlands
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  Hungary
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  London, England
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  Cambridge, England
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  France
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  Stonehenge, Salisbury, England

Juvenile moulting to adult

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  Southend on Sea, Essex, England
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  Corstorphine, Edinburgh, Scotland
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  London, England
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  Stonehenge, Salisbury, England

Juvenile

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  Cradlehall, Inverness, Scotland
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  Adult feeding juvenile; Hyde, Manchester, England
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  Adult feeding juvenile; Hyde, Manchester, England
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  Adult feeding juvenile; Hyde, Manchester, England
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  Adult feeding juvenile; Hyde, Manchester, England
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  London, England
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  London, England
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  Young in nest; Clarinbridge, Galway, Ireland
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  Young leaving nest; Vilnius, Lithuania
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  Young in nest; Netherlands
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  Adult feeding juvenile in nest; Hannover, Germany
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  Juvenile in nest

Flocks

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  Volendam, Netherlands
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  Near Pula, Croatia
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  Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
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  Juist, Niedersachsen, Deutschland
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  Juist, Niedersachsen, Deutschland
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  London, England
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  Pre-roost gathering; Haßloch, Pfalz, Germany
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  Bodenheim, Germany
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  Lille, France
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  Jutland, Denmark
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  Wigton, Cumbria, England
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  ID composite
• Pre-roost flock in Rome, Italy (video)

Illustrations

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  Sturnus vulgaris
  (common:
  Starling)
  Plate 18 in:
  A Manual of Bird Study

Art

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  Sturnus vulgaris
  (aka: Starling)
  73 in:
  Bird Children
  1912

Range Maps

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  Distribution map

Distribution