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Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
| Subject: | Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
| | Poster: | Catherine (ones_a_crowd@hotmail.com)
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Date: 2008:05:21 18:39:41
Camera: Canon PowerShot A650 IS (Canon)
F number: f/4.8
Exposure: 1/160 sec
Focal Length: 44400/1000
Upload Date: 2008:05:22 10:28:20
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The common starling (Sturnus vulgaris), also known as the European starling, or in the British Isles just the starling, is a medium-sized passerine bird in the starling family, Sturnidae. The common starling has about a dozen subspecies breeding in open habitats across its native range in temperate Europe and western Asia, and it has been introduced to Australia, New Zealand, Canada, United States, Mexico, Peru, Argentina, the Falkland Islands, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, South Africa and Fiji.
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Scientific Name: Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758
Common Names: Common Starling, Starling, European Starling, Eurasian Starling, Northern Starling, Purple-winged Starling
French: Étourneau sansonnet, Etourneau sansonnet German: Star Spanish: Estornino Pinto
Taxonomy: Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758, Sweden. |
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