Common Starling / Sturnus vulgaris LC
- Synonyms Starling, English Starling, Eurasian Starling, Northern Starling, European Starling, Purple-winged starling
- Old latin name for bird Sturnus varius, Turdus solitarius, Sturnus hollandiae, Sturnus faeroensis, Sturnus domesticus, Sturnus longirostris, Sturnus europaeus, Sturnus guttatus, Sturnus nitens, Sturnus solitarius, Sturnus septentrionalis, Sturnus punctatus, Sturnus sylvestris, Sturnus tenuirostris
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Where to see Common Starling
- Breeding region Eurasia
- Breeding subregion w, c, introduced worldwide
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Aruba
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bermuda
- Bhutan
- Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Cabo Verde
- Cambodia
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- Chile
- China
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
- Faroe Islands
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Greenland
- Grenada
- Guernsey
- Holy See
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jersey
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Malta
- Mauritania
- Mexico
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand
- Norfolk Island
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palestine, State of
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- San Marino
- Saudi Arabia
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Thailand
- Tonga
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Vietnam
- Virgin Islands (U.S.)
- Western Sahara
- Yemen
- Åland Islands
Common Starling subspecies (13)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sturnus vulgaris caucasicus | Caucasus to s Iran | - | No |
| Sturnus vulgaris faroensis | Faroe Is. | - | No |
| Sturnus vulgaris granti | Azores (all islands, nw Macaronesia, nw of n Africa) | - | No |
| Sturnus vulgaris humii | w Himalayas | - | No |
| Sturnus vulgaris minor | c, s Pakistan | - | No |
| Sturnus vulgaris nobilior | ne Iran, s Turkmenistan and Afghanistan | - | No |
| Sturnus vulgaris oppenheimi | se Turkey and n Iraq | - | No |
| Sturnus vulgaris poltaratskyi | se European Russia to w Mongolia | - | No |
| Sturnus vulgaris porphyronotus | e Kazakhstan and nw China to Uzbekistan and Tajikistan | - | No |
| Sturnus vulgaris purpurascens | e Turkey, Georgia and Armenia | - | No |
| Sturnus vulgaris tauricus | Ukraine, sw Russia and Turkey | - | No |
| Sturnus vulgaris vulgaris | most of Europe | - | No |
| Sturnus vulgaris zetlandicus | Shetland Is. | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Abkhazian | аЖӘардәына |
| Afrikaans | Europese Spreeu |
| Albanian | gargulli, Cërloi i zi pikalosh, Cerloi i zi pikalosh |
| Arabic | الزرزور, سمن سلو, الزرزور سمن سلو, زرزور شائع |
| Armenian | Սովորական Սարյակ, [Sovorakan Saryak ], Սովորական սայրակ |
| Azerbaijani | qara sığırçı, Adi sığırçın, Avropa sığırçını, qara sığırçın |
| Bashkir | сыйырсығы, сығырсыҡ, сыйырсыҡ, сирсыҡ, сыйырсыҡтар |
| Basque | Araba zozo pikarta, Arabazozo pikarta, Arabazozo pikart, Araba zozo pikart, arabazozo, Estornell vulgar |
| Belarusian | špak, Звычайны шпак, шпак, Шпак звычайны |
| Bengali | পাতি কাঠশালিক |
| Breton | Dred boutin, dred, An dred |
| Bulgarian | Обикновен скорец, skorec, скорец |
| Catalan | estornell, Estornell vulgar, estornell comú, Oriol |
| 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 |
| Chuvash | Шăнкăрч, шăнкăрчсем, шăнкăрч(ă), ахаль шăнкăрч, шăнкăрчĕ |
| Cornish | Tros, trosen |
| Croatian | Šareni čvorak, čvorak, Cvorak |
| Czech | špaček, špaèek obecný, Špacek obecný, špaček obecný |
| Danish | Stær |
| Dutch | Spreeuw, Europeese Spreeuw |
| Esperanto | Makula sturno, makuleta sturno, sturno, Ordinara sturno |
| Estonian | kuldnokk |
| Faroese | stari |
| Finnish | kottarainen |
| French | Etourneau sansonnet, étourneau, Étourneau sansonnet |
| Frisian | protter |
| Galician | Estorniño pinto, Ouriolo, Estornell vulgar |
| Georgian | შროშანი, შოშია, ჩვეულებრივი შროშანი, მოლაღური |
| German | Gemeiner Star, Star |
| Greek | psaroni, (Ευρωπαϊκό) Ψαρόνι, [psaroni], Ψαρόνι, Λαζούρι , Ψαρόvι |
| Guarani | Guyrajuhũ |
| Hebrew | זרזיר מצוי, זרזיר, זרז-יר מצוי, זרז-יר |
| Hungarian | seregély |
| Icelandic | Stari |
| Irish | estorniño, druid |
| Italian | Galbéder, Storno, Storno europeo, Storno comune |
| Japanese | ホシムクドリ |
| Kashmiri | [Posh Nool] |
| Kazakh | кәдуілгі қараторғай, Сарғалдақ, Мысықторғай, кәдімгі қараторғай, Қараторғай |
| Korean | 흰점찌르레기 |
| Latvian | Mačiņš, Melnais strazds, mājas strazds, majas strazds |
| Lithuanian | varnėnas, paprastasis varnėnas, Šnekutis, Špokas, Paprastasis varnenas |
| Luxembourgish | Spréiw, Spréif |
| Macedonian | Обичен сколовранец, skolovranec, сколовранец, обичен сколовранец |
| Malayalam | കാളിക്കിളി |
| Maltese | sturnell, sturnelli |
| Manx | trutlag, Truitlag |
| Mongolian | Хар тодол, толбот шарига, европ тодол, хүрэн далавчит шарига, ердийн тодол, тодол |
| Nepali | कालो साराÄ |
| Northern Sami | Stárra |
| Norwegian | stær |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Stare |
| Occitan | estornèl |
| Persian | سار معمولی, سار سیاه |
| Polish | szpak, szpak (zwyczajny), Szpak zwyczajny, Szpak звичайний |
| Portuguese | estorninho-malhado, estorninho malhado, Estorinho-malhado, estorninho |
| Romanian | graur, Graur |
| Romansh | sturnel |
| Russian | skvorec, Скворец обыкновенный, Обыкновенный скворец, Серый скворец, Obyknovenny Skvorets, Скворец |
| Sardinian | istrullu pintirinadu, istůrulu campinu, sturru grandinau, istùrulu campinu, puzone nieddu |
| Serbian | чворак, obični čvorak, Cvorak, obicni cvorak, Обични чворак, Čvorak, cvorak (brljak) |
| Slovak | škorec obyčajný, Ékorec obyčajný, škorec lesklý, škorec, obyčajný lesklý, Ékorec lesklý |
| Slovenian | škorec, navadni škorec |
| Spanish | Estornino común, Estornino Europeo, Cuervo, Estornino pinto, Estornino |
| Swedish | stare |
| Tajik | скворетс, соч, сор |
| Tamil | [Manja kili] |
| Tatar | сыерчык, гади сыерчык |
| Thai | นกกิ้งโครงพันธุ์ยุโรป |
| Turkish | Sığırcık, Қараторғай, Sışırcık, syğyrcyk |
| Turkmen | garasar, sığyrcık, gara sar |
| Ukrainian | шпак звичайний, Звичайний шпак, špak, шпак |
| Uzbek | оддий чуғурчуқ, чуғурчуқ, қора ялоқ, чуғурчиқ |
| Vietnamese | Sáo đá xanh, Sáo đá, Chim Sáo đá xanh, Chim Sáo đá |
| Welsh | Sgrech, Aderyn yr eira, Dreydwen, Drudwy, Drudw, Aderyn y ddrycin, Drydwy, Drwdw, drudwen |