Sturnus vulgaris
European Starling
As recorded: Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Passeriformes › Sturnidae
- Collected by
- J B Bowles
- Collector number
- Collector Number: --
- Region
- United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Sturnus vulgaris observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 250,112 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.
2026-10-28
Newcastle International Airport, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, GB
(c) cormoranstrike, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
N Charles St, Baltimore, MD, US
(c) wendyinmd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
Van Eeden Street, Swellendam, Western Cape, ZA
no rights reserved
2026-10-28
Фабричная улица, Село Заречный, Ивановская область, RU
(c) anastasiyamolodtseva, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
Lorne VIC 3232, Australia
(c) Ame, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
Mannum SA 5238, Australia
(c) Sally McTiernan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sturnus vulgaris. BPBM 152401. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38829915. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-x/152401.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38829915 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
Spot an error? Let the Vertebrate Zoology department know — corrections flow back to GBIF.