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Common starling

Sturnus vulgaris

Photo by JordiPrats
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

About 20 cm long with metallic green plumage.

Habitat:

Spotted at Central Park - New York.
The specie is widely spread across the Northern Hemisphere.

Notes:

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Sturnidae
Genus: Sturnus
Species: S. vulgaris

Reference Links:

Common starling - Wikipedia

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Comments (4)
Jae
Beautiful shot, Jordi!
JordiPrats
Yes, nice colors! thanks Saturniidae27

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PublishedMay 25, 2020

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