STARLING

Starling

Starlings are small to medium-sized passerine birds in the family Sturnidae. The name "Sturnidae" comes from the Latin word for starling, sturnus. Many Asian species, particularly the larger ones, are called mynas, and many African species are known as glossy starlings because of their iridescent plumage. Starlings are native to the Old World, from Europe, Asia and Africa, to northern Australia and the islands of the tropical Pacific. Several European and Asian species have been introduced to these areas as well as North America, Hawaii and New Zealand, where they generally compete for habitat with native birds and are ...

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starling

Noun

  1. A family, Sturnidae, of passerine birds
  2. The , Sturnus vulgaris, which has dark, iridescent plumage
  3. A structure of pilings that protects the piers of a bridge.
  4. A California fish, the , , especially, , the boregatorbodieron.


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