European starling, common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) Artist Jacques Christophe Werner (1798–1856)
Creator:Langlumé
Description
Sturnus vulgaris
Date 1842-1848
Source/Photographer Temminck & Werner, Oiseaux d'Europe, Ordre 2, Omnivores
Old Latin name Sturnus vulgaris
New Latin name Sturnus vulgaris
Common name Nederlands: Spreeuw
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The common starling or European starling or starling (Sturnus vulgaris) is a medium-sized passerine bird in the starling family, Sturnidae. The common starlings breed in open habitats across its native range in temperate Europe and western Asia. The common starling was first described by Linnaeus in his Systema Naturae in 1758 under its current binomial name. Sturnus and vulgaris are derived from the Latin for "starling" and "common" respectively.
