Widespread and abundant in much of North America, the introduced European starling is arguably ... On freshly molted birds, black plumage has white spots all over; by winter, spots start to ...

Feathers: Displays of Brilliant Plumage by Robert Clark, published by Chronicle Books 2016 The male and female golden-breasted starling share the same coloring. The edges of the feather above ...

In their breeding plumage ... the starling was regularly the most numerous species recorded in the Big Garden Birdwatch. They can be found across the UK with their numbers swelling during winter ...

In winter, their numbers are boosted by migrating starlings from northern Europe. Their plumage has a glossy purple and green sheen, but they can be confused with blackbirds (Turdus merula), another ...