Sturnus (European and Spotless Starlings)

Species in this group

LC

Sturnus vulgaris

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

LC

Sturnus unicolor

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~40%

May

~40%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see European and Spotless Starlings

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 20 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 2	~80%
	European Starling			~80%
2	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 2	~70%
	European Starling			~70%
3	Egmont National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 2	~70%
	European Starling			~70%
4	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 2	~60%
	European Starling			~60%
5	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~60%
	European Starling			~60%
6	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 2	~60%
	European Starling			~60%
7	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 2	~60%
	Spotless Starling			~60%
	European Starling			<5%
8	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 2	~60%
	Spotless Starling			~60%
	European Starling			<5%
9	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 2	~60%
	European Starling			~60%
10	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 2	~60%
	European Starling			~60%
11	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 2	~60%
	European Starling			~60%
12	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~50%
	European Starling			~50%
13	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 2	~50%
	Spotless Starling			~50%
	European Starling			<5%
14	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	1 of 2	~40%
	European Starling			~40%
15	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 2	~40%
	European Starling			~40%
16	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 2	~40%
	Spotless Starling			~40%
	European Starling			<5%
17	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	1 of 2	~40%
	European Starling			~40%
18	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~40%
	European Starling			~40%
19	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 2	~40%
	European Starling			~40%
20	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 2	~40%
	European Starling			~40%
21	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~30%
	European Starling			~30%
22	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 2	~30%
	European Starling			~30%
23	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~30%
	European Starling			~30%
24	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~30%
	European Starling			~30%
25	Aoraki Mount Cook National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 2	~20%
	European Starling			~20%
26	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 2	~20%
	European Starling			~20%
27	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	~20%
	European Starling			~20%
28	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	~20%
	European Starling			~20%
29	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 2	~20%
	European Starling			~20%
30	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~20%
	European Starling			~20%
31	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~20%
	European Starling			~20%
32	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 2	~20%
	European Starling			~20%
33	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~20%
	European Starling			~20%
34	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 2	~20%
	European Starling			~20%
35	Maria Island National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	~20%
	European Starling			~20%
36	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 2	~20%
	European Starling			~20%
37	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~20%
	European Starling			~20%
38	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~20%
	European Starling			~20%
39	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 2	~20%
	European Starling			~20%
40	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	~20%
	European Starling			~20%
41	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 2	~20%
	European Starling			~20%
42	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 2	~20%
	European Starling			~20%
43	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 2	~10%
	European Starling			~10%
44	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	European Starling			~10%
45	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 2	~10%
	European Starling			~10%
46	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	European Starling			~10%
47	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	European Starling			~10%
48	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	European Starling			~10%
49	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	European Starling			~10%
50	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	~10%
	European Starling			~10%
51	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 2	~10%
	European Starling			~10%
	Spotless Starling			<5%
52	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	European Starling			~10%
53	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1 of 2	~10%
	European Starling			~10%
54	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	European Starling			~10%
55	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	European Starling			~10%
56	Flinders Chase	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	~10%
	European Starling			~10%
57	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	European Starling			~10%
58	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	European Starling			~10%
59	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 2	~10%
	European Starling			~10%
60	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 2	~10%
	European Starling			~10%
61	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 2	~10%
	European Starling			<5%
	Spotless Starling			<5%
62	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1 of 2	~10%
	European Starling			~10%
63	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	European Starling			~10%
64	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	European Starling			~10%
65	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 2	<5%
	European Starling			<5%
66	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 2	<5%
	European Starling			<5%
67	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	1 of 2	<5%
	European Starling			<5%
68	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 2	<5%
	European Starling			<5%
69	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	European Starling			<5%
70	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	1 of 2	<5%
	European Starling			<5%
71	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	<5%
	European Starling			<5%
72	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 2	<5%
	Spotless Starling			<5%
73	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 2	<5%
	European Starling			<5%
74	Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	<5%
	European Starling			<5%
75	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	<5%
	European Starling			<5%
76	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	European Starling			<5%
77	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 2	<5%
	Spotless Starling			<5%
78	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	<5%
	European Starling			<5%
79	Hattah-Kulkyne National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	<5%
	European Starling			<5%
80	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	European Starling			<5%
81	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	<5%
	European Starling			<5%
82	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	European Starling			<5%
83	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	European Starling			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Fez	🇲🇦 Morocco	2 of 2	>90%
	Spotless Starling			>90%
	European Starling			~10%
2	Tunis	🇹🇳 Tunisia	2 of 2	~90%
	Spotless Starling			~90%
	European Starling			~20%
3	Casablanca	🇲🇦 Morocco	1 of 2	~90%
	Spotless Starling			~90%
4	Marrakesh	🇲🇦 Morocco	2 of 2	~80%
	Spotless Starling			~80%
	European Starling			<5%
5	Tangier	🇲🇦 Morocco	2 of 2	~80%
	Spotless Starling			~80%
	European Starling			~10%
6	Phoenix	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~80%
	European Starling			~80%
7	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 2	~80%
	Spotless Starling			~80%
	European Starling			<5%
8	Sincan	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 2	~80%
	European Starling			~80%
9	Valencia	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 2	~70%
	Spotless Starling			~70%
	European Starling			~20%
10	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	2 of 2	~70%
	Spotless Starling			~70%
	European Starling			<5%
11	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~70%
	European Starling			~70%
12	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~70%
	European Starling			~70%
13	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~70%
	European Starling			~70%
14	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 2	~70%
	European Starling			~70%
15	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 2	~70%
	European Starling			~70%
16	Auckland	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 2	~70%
	European Starling			~70%
17	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~70%
	European Starling			~70%
18	Tehran	🇮🇷 Iran	1 of 2	~70%
	European Starling			~70%
19	Montevideo	🇺🇾 Uruguay	1 of 2	~70%
	European Starling			~70%
20	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~70%
	European Starling			~70%
21	Rabat	🇲🇦 Morocco	2 of 2	~60%
	Spotless Starling			~60%
	European Starling			<5%
22	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~60%
	European Starling			~60%
23	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~60%
	European Starling			~60%
24	Paris	🇫🇷 France	1 of 2	~60%
	European Starling			~60%
25	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 2	~60%
	European Starling			~60%
	Spotless Starling			~10%
26	Rome	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 2	~60%
	European Starling			~60%
27	Dublin	🇮🇪 Ireland	1 of 2	~60%
	European Starling			~60%
28	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~60%
	European Starling			~60%
29	Buenos Aires	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 2	~60%
	European Starling			~60%
30	Rosario	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 2	~60%
	European Starling			~60%
31	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 2	~60%
	European Starling			~60%
32	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 2	~60%
	European Starling			~60%
33	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 2	~60%
	European Starling			~60%
34	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~60%
	European Starling			~60%
35	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 2	~60%
	European Starling			~60%
36	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~60%
	European Starling			~60%
37	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	1 of 2	~60%
	European Starling			~60%
38	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~60%
	European Starling			~60%
39	Istanbul	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 2	~50%
	European Starling			~50%
40	Hobart	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	~50%
	European Starling			~50%
41	Ankara	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 2	~50%
	European Starling			~50%
42	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~50%
	European Starling			~50%
43	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 2	~50%
	European Starling			~50%
44	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 2	~50%
	European Starling			~50%
45	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	2 of 2	~50%
	Spotless Starling			~50%
	European Starling			<5%
46	Anchorage	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~50%
	European Starling			~50%
47	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~50%
	European Starling			~50%
48	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	~40%
	European Starling			~40%
49	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 2	~40%
	European Starling			~40%
50	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 2	~40%
	European Starling			~40%
51	Minsk	🇧🇾 Belarus	1 of 2	~40%
	European Starling			~40%
52	Mashhad	🇮🇷 Iran	1 of 2	~40%
	European Starling			~40%
53	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~40%
	European Starling			~40%
54	Antalya	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 2	~40%
	European Starling			~40%
55	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 2	~40%
	European Starling			~40%
56	Turin	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 2	~40%
	European Starling			~40%
57	Cologne	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 2	~40%
	European Starling			~40%
58	Tijuana	🇲🇽 México	1 of 2	~40%
	European Starling			~40%
59	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	1 of 2	~40%
	European Starling			~40%
60	Shymkent	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	1 of 2	~40%
	European Starling			~40%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Prague Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
2	Bronx Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	Warsaw Zoo	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
4	Wrocław Zoological Garden	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
5	Fort Worth Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
6	Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden	🇭🇺 Hungary	In captivity
7	Tierpark Hexentanzplatz	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
8	Santillana Zoo	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
9	World of Birds Wildlife Sanctuary and Monkey Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	In captivity
10	Alpenzoo Innsbruck	🇦🇹 Austria	In captivity
11	Zoo Koki (Parque zoológico y botánico)	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
12	California Raptor Center	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
13	Sawgrass Nature Center	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
14	Africarium	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
15	herpetarium warszawskiego ZOO	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
16	Rákosův pavilon	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
17	Velemlokárium	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
18	akwarium warszawskiego ZOO	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
19	Ogród Zoologiczny w Katowicach	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
20	terrarium ogrodu zoologicznego we Wrocławiu	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity

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European and Spotless Starlings

Species in this group

European Starling

Spotless Starling

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see European and Spotless Starlings

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found

Challenges