European Common Starling
Male, Front, Breeding
Coastal Area
European Common Starling
Female, Back, non-breeding
 
                      
European Common Starling (Sturnus (Sturnus) vulgaris ssp vulgaris)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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This species is classed as If (Foreign Introduction)