- SCIENTIFIC NAME
- Sturnus vulgaris
- CLASSIFICATION
- Bird
- LIFE SPAN
- 2-5 Years
- SIZE
- 7-9” | .13-.20lbs
- STATE CONSERVATION STATUS
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- Unprotected
- FEDERAL CONSERVATION STATUS
- Least Concern
- GAME STATUS
- Non-Game
- GAME TYPE
- None
- Washoe
- Humboldt
- Pershing
- Churchill
- Mineral
- Lyon
- Douglas
- Carson City
- Storey
- Elko
- Lander
- Eureka
- White Pine
- Esmeralda
- Nye
- Lincoln
- Clark
Habitat & Range
European Starlings are non-native birds that are considered invasive in the United States. They have been very successful invasives, probably because they are very well adapted and even prefer human-modified landscapes. They are a very common bird found in all parts of Nevada.
- Developed Landscapes
- Grasslands
European Starlings usually raise one or two broods each year. Each brood has three to six eggs, which are a soft bluish, or greenish white. Both parents take turns incubating the eggs for about 12 days. After the chicks hatch, the parents care for them for about three weeks until they are ready to leave the nest and fend for themselves.
These birds are not picky eaters. Their favorite foods are insects and other invertebrates like grasshoppers, beetles, flies, caterpillars, snails, earthworms, millipedes, and even spiders.
When insects are not as plentiful, starlings switch to eating fruit such as cherries, holly berries, mulberries, hackberries, and even Virginia creeper berries. If those are not available, they will eat grains, seeds, nectar, livestock feed, and sometimes even human garbage.
Fun Facts
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