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Common Starling
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Common Starling
Size: 20cm
Habitat: Introduced into VIC around 1850, this bird soon spread northward through NSW and into QLD as well parts of SA and TAS, the Common Starling's habitat includes pastoral land and suburbia, this bird feeds on insects and fruits usually foraged off the ground.
Notes: Black in appearance, with green/purple metallic sheen, yellow bill. Breeds Spring-Summer.
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Common Starling
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