Starling (Common Starling)
  • Persian name SAr
  • English name Starling (Common Starling)
  • Scientific name Sturnus vulgaris
  • Family sturnidae
  • Morphology Body length:21cm. It has short wings and tail. It resembles a triangle in its fast and straight flight. Juveniles are brownish black with straight long dark bills and dark eyes.
  • Ethology They are highly gregarious and may associate in flocks of couple of thousands birds. They can walk fast on ground.