Spotless Starling (Sturnus unicolor)

Other Names (World)
Spotless Starling, Mediterranean Starling

Family
Sturnidae (Starlings)

Size
21 cm

First Described (Guide)
Temminck, 1820

Habitat
Temperate grassland, shrubland, urban areas, rural gardens.

Range (Guide)

Algeria, France (B) (NB), Gibraltar (B) (NB), Italy (B) (NB), Morocco, Portugal (B) (NB), Spain (B) (NB), Tunisia.

Vagrant to Denmark, Greece, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Malta.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 10,000,000 - 20,000,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (367)...)

Spotless Starling (Sturnus) [XC448784]
by Nelson Concei\u00e7\u00e3o from Santa Maria, Tavira, Faro, Portugal (call, song)

Spotless Starling (Sturnus unicolor) [XC568035]
by Jorge Leit\u00e3o from Marjal dels Moros (Sagunt), Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain (flight call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Forms a superspecies with Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris). Formerly considered conspecific with Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris).

References
See References.

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