Common Starling

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q25469
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Common Starling

Summary

Common Starling is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.15% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,218 views/month, #301 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Common Starling received the Bird of the Year[3].
  • Common Starling's instance of is recorded as taxon[4].
  • Common Starling is classified at the rank of species[5].
  • Common Starling's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[6].
  • Common Starling is classified within Sturnus[7].
  • Common Starling is endemic to Asan Conservation Reserve[8].
  • Common Starling is endemic to Little Rann of Kutch[9].
  • Common Starling is endemic to Bakkhali[10].
  • Common Starling is endemic to Kaziranga National Park[11].
  • Common Starling is endemic to Maguri Motapung Beel[12].
  • Common Starling is endemic to Dipor Bil[13].
  • Common Starling's scientific name is Sturnus vulgaris[14].
  • Common Starling's Commons category is recorded as Sturnus vulgaris[15].
  • Common Starling's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sturnus vulgaris[16].
  • Common Starling's Commons gallery is recorded as Sturnus vulgaris[17].
  • Common Starling's main food source is recorded as arthropod[18].
  • Common Starling's main food source is recorded as nectar[19].
  • Common Starling's main food source is recorded as fruit[20].
  • Common Starling's main food source is recorded as grain[21].
  • Common Starling's main food source is recorded as seed[22].
  • Common Starling's main food source is recorded as Lacertidae[23].
  • Common Starling's main food source is recorded as Amphibia[24].
  • Common Starling's main food source is recorded as invertebrate[25].
  • Common Starling's main food source is recorded as snail[26].
  • Common Starling's main food source is recorded as earthworm[27].

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Classification

Common Starling's scientific name is Sturnus vulgaris[14]. It is classified at the rank of species[5]. It is classified within Sturnus[7]. Recorded taxon common name include it[28], Star[29], Étourneau sansonnet[30], Estornino pinto[31], Spreeuw[32], and Stær[33].

Distribution

Recorded endemic to include Asan Conservation Reserve[8], Little Rann of Kutch[9], Bakkhali[10], Kaziranga National Park[11], Maguri Motapung Beel[12], and Dipor Bil[13].

Identifiers

Common Starling's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9172[34]. Common Starling's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 9809229[35]. Common Starling's ITIS TSN is recorded as 179637[36].

Why It Matters

Common Starling ranks in the top 0.15% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,218 views/month, #301 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

What awards did Common Starling receive?

Honors received include Bird of the Year[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  33. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · StorchPDF · 2026-09-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 6w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main food source → arthropod, nectar, fruit +23
    Wingspan → {'amount': '+0.38'}
    Endemic to → Asan Conservation Reserve, Little Rann of Kutch, Bakkhali +3
    Regional conservation status → Vulnerable
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