Winter starlings are black with white spots, but spring starlings can be brilliantly iridescent. Photo by Jeff Tome You can find birds living just about anywhere if you stop to look around for a bit, ...

Drowning has emerged as a mysterious cause of death among groups of young common starlings (Sturnus vulgaris), according to research by a team of scientists. Drowning has emerged as a mysterious cause ...

Starlings, introduced into North America from Europe in the 19th century, have become a widespread nuisance. And they just got more annoying: It turns out they’re good at carrying bird flu. During the ...

The Javan pied starling (Gracupica jalla) was once common across the Indonesian island of Java, but has now disappeared from the wild, thanks in large part to the songbird trade. A new study that ...

Throughout the northern hemisphere, the dark cold months between November and February are the time when European starlings, Sturnus vulgaris, come together every evening into large flocks known as ...

A starling enjoys the sun on a rooftop. (Advance file photo) Much to the consternation of many birders and conservationists, pigeons and starlings, along with house sparrows, constitute the three most ...

Noisy. Drab. Pest. These are common reactions when I mention the starling. That is totally understandable. They are indeed loud, nonnative, and commonplace. But they have one amazing super power.

Why are there more than 200 million European starlings in North America? And what can genetic diversity tell us about this avian invasion? Adult common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) in fresh plumage.

image: Drowning has emerged as a mysterious cause of death among groups of young common starlings (Sturnus vulgaris), according to research by a team of scientists led by international conservation ...