[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Sturnidae | [latin] Sturnus vulgaris | [UK] Starling | [FR] etourneau sansonnet | [DE] Star | [ES] Estornino Pinto | [NL] Spreeuw Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Physical charateristics The Starling is a medium-sized, black songbird with short, triangular wings, spotted plumage, and a […]
Tag: Starlings
Abbotts Starling (Poeoptera femoralis)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Sturnidae | [latin] Poeoptera femoralis | [UK] Abbotts Starling | [FR] etournea d’Abbott | [DE] Abbottstar | [ES] | [NL] Abbotts Spreeuw Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Grafisia femoralis Poeoptera femoralis AF Kenya, Tanzania Physical charateristics Small starling of forest. Black head and breast. […]
Rose-coloured Starling (Pastor roseus)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Sturnidae | [latin] Pastor roseus | [UK] Rose-coloured Starling | [FR] Martin roselin | [DE] Rosenstar | [ES] Estornino rosado | [NL] Roze Spreeuw Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Physical charateristics Medium-sized, rather short-billed crested starling with pale orange-pink legs. Adult in worn plumage […]
Spotless Starling (Sturnus unicolor)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Sturnidae | [latin] Sturnus unicolor | [UK] Spotless Starling | [FR] etourneau unicolor | [DE] Einfarb-Star | [ES] Estornino negro | [NL] Zwarte Spreeuw Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Creatophora unicolor Sturnus unicolor EU sw Europe, also n Africa Physical charateristics Medium-sized starling of […]