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Superb starlings appear to swap between parent and ‘nanny’ roles to help raise chicks over their lifetimes, even when they aren’t related to them ...

Scientists have uncovered compelling evidence of long-term, reciprocal helping behavior among African starlings, challenging ...

While scientists have observed animals assisting their relatives, a new study reveals that many superb starlings also form supportive relationships with non-relatives that can last for years ...

Starlings have dropped to their lowest ever recorded numbers in Britain, results from the world’s largest garden wildlife survey have found. Prior to 2000, the species was regularly the most ...

In Japan, the Chestnut-cheeked Starling is also known as the ‘cherry blossom bird’, as it arrives during cherry blossom season and favours cherry fruits. If I ever succeed in capturing photographs of ...

I was hosing bird droppings—a staggeringly copious amount of them—off my front stoop when I saw one author of the mess parked on a powerline above my house. In rapid succession, pitch-perfect ...

Infected starlings have a smaller action radius, which limits their access to high-quality foraging habitats. Infections with parasites often entail no recognisable signs in many wildlife species ...

Article continues below However, certain species, like starlings, take a particular liking to specific food scraps. A bird enthusiast has revealed that if you’re looking to attract more ...

Prior to the year 2000, the starling was regularly the most numerous species recorded in the survey. This year it dropped from third to fourth place behind the house sparrow, the blue tit and the ...