European Starling

• Scientific Name: Sturnus Vulgaris
• Common Name: European Starling
• Diet: insects, spiders, garbage, seeds, berries
• Color: mostly black
• Size: 8.25 inches
• Active Period: Year-round
• Habitat: town
• Field Identification: short tail, speckles in Winter, introduced
• Nest: cavity
• Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
• Genus: Sturnus
• Family: Sturnidae (starlings)
• Order: Passeriformes
• Phylum: Chordata (hollow nerve cord)
• Subphylum: Vertebrata (backbone)
• Species: vulgaris