Common Starling bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsStarling, English Starling, Eurasian Starling, Northern Starling, European Starling, Purple-winged starling
Old latin name for birdSturnus solitarius, Turdus solitarius, Sturnus hollandiae, Sturnus faeroensis, Sturnus domesticus, Sturnus varius, Sturnus longirostris, Sturnus guttatus, Sturnus nitens, Sturnus europaeus, Sturnus septentrionalis, Sturnus punctatus, Sturnus sylvestris, Sturnus tenuirostris
OrderPerching birds / Passeriformes
FamilyStarlings, Rhabdornises / Sturnidae
GenusSturnus
Breeding regionEurasia
Breeding subregionw, c, introduced worldwide

Common Starling bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Krzysztof Deoniziak
    Poland
  • 2.
    Alarm call, call, © Oscar Campbell
    Kazakhstan
  • 3.
    Song, © Roby
    Switzerland
  • 4.
    Song, © Manuel Grosselet
    France
  • 5.
    Call, flight call, huge flock, wing flapping, © Stanislas Wroza
    France
  • 6.
    Call, song, © Albert Lastukhin
    Russian Federation
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    Call, song, © Albert Lastukhin
    Russian Federation
  • 8.
    Call, © Albert Lastukhin
    Russian Federation
  • 9.
    Song, © Albert Lastukhin
    Russian Federation
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Common Starling

Common Starling subspecies (13)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Sturnus vulgaris caucasicusCaucasus to s Iran-No
Sturnus vulgaris faroensisFaroe Is.-No
Sturnus vulgaris grantiAzores (all islands, nw Macaronesia, nw of n Africa)-No
Sturnus vulgaris humiiw Himalayas-No
Sturnus vulgaris minorc, s Pakistan-No
Sturnus vulgaris nobiliorne Iran, s Turkmenistan and Afghanistan-No
Sturnus vulgaris oppenheimise Turkey and n Iraq-No
Sturnus vulgaris poltaratskyise European Russia to w Mongolia-No
Sturnus vulgaris porphyronotuse Kazakhstan and nw China to Uzbekistan and Tajikistan-No
Sturnus vulgaris purpurascense Turkey, Georgia and Armenia-No
Sturnus vulgaris tauricusUkraine, sw Russia and Turkey-No
Sturnus vulgaris vulgarismost of Europe-No
Sturnus vulgaris zetlandicusShetland Is.-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AbkhazianаЖӘардәына
AfrikaansEuropese Spreeu
Albaniangargulli, Cërloi i zi pikalosh, Cerloi i zi pikalosh
Arabicالزرزور, سمن سلو, الزرزور سمن سلو, زرزور شائع
ArmenianՍովորական Սարյակ, [Sovorakan Saryak ], Սովորական սայրակ
Azerbaijaniqara sığırçı, Adi sığırçın, Avropa sığırçını, qara sığırçın
Bashkirсыйырсығы, сығырсыҡ, сыйырсыҡ, сирсыҡ, сыйырсыҡтар
BasqueAraba zozo pikarta, Arabazozo pikarta, Arabazozo pikart, Araba zozo pikart, arabazozo, Estornell vulgar
Belarusianšpak, Звычайны шпак, шпак, Шпак звычайны
Bengaliপাতি কাঠশালিক
BretonAn dred, Dred boutin, dred
BulgarianОбикновен скорец, скорец, skorec
CatalanOriol, Estornell vulgar, estornell, estornell comú
Chinese欧洲八哥, 歐洲椋鳥, [Ouzhou liang-niao], 紫翅椋鳥, [Ouzhou ba-ga], 欧椋鸟, 紫翅椋鸟, [Ou liang-niao], [zi-chi liang-niao]
Chinese (Traditional)歐洲椋鳥, 歐洲椋鳥〔紫翅椋鳥〕, 歐椋鳥, 紫翅椋鳥, 歐洲八哥
ChuvashШăнкăрч, шăнкăрчсем, шăнкăрч(ă), ахаль шăнкăрч, шăнкăрчĕ
CornishTros, trosen
CroatianŠareni čvorak, čvorak, Cvorak
Czechšpaček, špaèek obecný, Špacek obecný, špaček obecný
DanishStær
DutchSpreeuw, Europeese Spreeuw
EsperantoMakula sturno, makuleta sturno, sturno, Ordinara sturno
Estoniankuldnokk
Faroesestari
Finnishkottarainen
FrenchEtourneau sansonnet, étourneau, Étourneau sansonnet
Frisianprotter
GalicianEstorniño pinto, Ouriolo, Estornell vulgar
Georgianმოლაღური, შროშანი, შოშია, ჩვეულებრივი შროშანი
GermanStar, Gemeiner Star
Greek[psaroni], psaroni, Ψαρόvι, Λαζούρι , Ψαρόνι, (Ευρωπαϊκό) Ψαρόνι
GuaraniGuyrajuhũ
Hebrewזרזיר מצוי, זרזיר, זרז-יר מצוי, זרז-יר
Hungarianseregély
IcelandicStari
Irishestorniño, druid
ItalianStorno, Storno europeo, Galbéder, Storno comune
Japaneseホシムクドリ
Kashmiri[Posh Nool]
KazakhСарғалдақ, кәдуілгі қараторғай, Мысықторғай, кәдімгі қараторғай, Қараторғай
Korean흰점찌르레기
Latvianmajas strazds, Melnais strazds, mājas strazds, Mačiņš
LithuanianPaprastasis varnenas, Šnekutis, Špokas, varnėnas, paprastasis varnėnas
LuxembourgishSpréiw, Spréif
Macedonianсколовранец, Обичен сколовранец, обичен сколовранец, skolovranec
Malayalamകാളിക്കിളി
Maltesesturnelli, sturnell
Manxtrutlag, Truitlag
Mongolianтолбот шарига, хүрэн далавчит шарига, ердийн тодол, Хар тодол, тодол, европ тодол
Nepaliकालो साराÄ
Northern SamiStárra
NorwegianStær, stær
Norwegian NynorskStare
Occitanestornèl
Persianسار معمولی, سار سیاه
Polishszpak, szpak (zwyczajny), Szpak звичайний, Szpak zwyczajny
Portugueseestorninho-malhado, estorninho malhado, Estorinho-malhado, estorninho
RomanianGraur, graur
Romanshsturnel
Russianskvorec, Скворец, Серый скворец, Obyknovenny Skvorets, Скворец обыкновенный, Обыкновенный скворец
Sardinianistrullu pintirinadu, istůrulu campinu, sturru grandinau, istùrulu campinu, puzone nieddu
SerbianCvorak, obicni cvorak, obični čvorak, Обични чворак, Čvorak, cvorak (brljak), чворак
Slovakškorec obyčajný, Ékorec obyčajný, škorec lesklý, škorec, obyčajný lesklý, Ékorec lesklý
Sloveniannavadni škorec, škorec
SpanishEstornino común, Estornino Europeo, Cuervo, Estornino pinto, Estornino
Swedishstare
Tajikскворетс, соч, сор
Tamil[Manja kili]
Tatarсыерчык, гади сыерчык
Thaiนกกิ้งโครงพันธุ์ยุโรป
TurkishSığırcık, Қараторғай, Sışırcık, syğyrcyk
Turkmengarasar, sığyrcık, gara sar
Ukrainianшпак звичайний, Звичайний шпак, špak, шпак
Uzbekқора ялоқ, чуғурчуқ, чуғурчиқ, оддий чуғурчуқ
VietnameseChim Sáo đá, Sáo đá, Chim Sáo đá xanh, Sáo đá xanh
WelshSgrech, Aderyn yr eira, Dreydwen, Drudwy, Drudw, Aderyn y ddrycin, Drydwy, Drwdw, drudwen