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For its role in the decline of local native species and the damages to agriculture, the common starling has been included in the IUCN List of the world's 100 worst invasive species. [121] European, or common, starlings are habitat generalists meaning they are able to exploit a multitude of habitats, nest sites and food sources.
Another non-native pest is the European starling, also brought over by immigrants a couple centuries ago, which also steals native cavity-nesting birds’ preferred hollow cavities in trees.
European starlings in New York. As the name would suggest, European starlings originated from Europe and first arrived in New York City’s Central Park in 1890. The longtime residency in the ...
The successful spread of starlings has come at the expense of many native birds that compete with the starling for nest holes in trees. [18] The starlings have also had negative impact on the US economy and ecosystem. [19] European starlings are now considered an invasive species in the United States. [20]
Several European and Asian species have been introduced to these areas, as well as North America, Hawaii, and New Zealand, where they generally compete for habitats with native birds and are considered to be invasive species. The starling species familiar to most people in Europe and North America is the common starling, and throughout much of ...
A European Starling feeds in Ellison Park in Brighton. The birds, originally brought to the North America in the 19th century, are covered in white spots in winter and turn dark and glossy in summer.
Flocks of this size and larger are common in North America following the successful introduction of the species in the 19th century. The American Acclimatization Society was a group founded in New York City in 1871 dedicated to introducing European flora and fauna into North America for both economic and cultural reasons. The group's charter ...
A common starling in eastern Siberia. The genus Sturnus was introduced in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae. [1] The genus name Sturnus is Latin for "starling". [2] Of the four species included by Linnaeus, the common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) is considered the type species. [3]