European Common Starling Male, Front, Breeding | European Common Starling Female, Back, non-breeding | |||||
Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Chordates (Chordata) - Birds (Aves) | ||||
Order: | Perching Birds (Passeriformes) | ||||
Family: | Starling (Sturnidae) iNaturalist Observation | ||||
Species: | European Common Starling (Sturnus (Sturnus) vulgaris ssp vulgaris) | ||||
This Photo: | 🔍Female, Front, non-breeding🔎 | ||||
Thank you Asimakis Patitsas & (TheBirdNerdVal) for confirming the id of this species for us General Species Information: Seen in Coastal Areas Breeding adults have yellow beaks, while non-breeding have black beaks. Breeding males have blue at the base of the beak (like here) while females have pink. Females are more spotty on the breast. | |||||
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