Common Starling

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q25469
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The Common Starling is a taxon that received the Bird of the Year award[1].

Common Starling

Summary

Common Starling is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.15% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,296 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 {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[28], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Star'}[29], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Étourneau sansonnet'}[30], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Estornino pinto'}[31], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Spreeuw'}[32], and {'lang': 'da', 'text': '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 (7,296 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 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

What awards did Common Starling receive?

Honors received include Bird of the Year[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . nabu.de. Retrieved . nabu.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . rsis.ramsar.org. rsis.ramsar.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [34] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [36] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [35] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [18] . wikidata.org.
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  26. [25] . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [30] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [31] . Aves Argentinas. Retrieved . avesargentinas.org.ar. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [32] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [33] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . 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. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main food source arthropod, nectar, fruit +23
    Wingspan {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+0.38'}
    Endemic to Asan Conservation Reserve, Little Rann of Kutch, Bakkhali +3
    Regional conservation status Vulnerable
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