Sturnus vulgaris is one of the most talented avian linguists, as it has incredible mimicry and can even learn the songs of other birds and imitate consecutive sentences of human speech.

The common European starling, Sturnus vulgaris, is a black-hued bird with a blue-green iridescence on its glossy plumage. Introduced to the U. S. in 1890 to crowd out sparrows, starlings themselves ...

Sexually motivated song is predicted by androgen-and opioid-related gene expression in the medial preoptic nucleus of male European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris). Behavioral Brain Research. Cordes, M.A ...

Spring is the time to clean up those bird feeders and fill them with fresh foods to attract a variety of birds visiting Indiana in the warm weather.

European starling (Sturnus vulgaris; starling) nesting poses debris hazards within airport hangars and to engine and flight surfaces of moored aircraft. We questioned whether consistent removal of ...

European Starling, Sturnus vulgaris – Tough, adaptable and smart, these starlings were brought to the U.S. in 1890 and occupy most of the country.

One of my favorite things about starlings is their bills. Unlike all other starlings (there are 130 members of the starling family), the jaw muscles of the European starling (Sturnus vulgaris ...

Adult Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) with gathered insect prey.This is one of the fifteen species shown to be affected by elevated imidacloprid concentrations in surface water in the Netherlands.

European Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) are opportunistic feeders very adaptable to different climates and geographies. Despite these advantages, their populations have decline d in Denmark by 60 ...

Common starlings (Sturnus vulgaris), also known as European starlings, are an invasive species in North America and were first released in New York City's Central Park in 1890 by Shakespeare ...

Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) flock to form what are known as murmurations, named after the noise their thousands of flapping wings make during these events.Starling murmurations can contain more ...