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Common Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
(S. v. caucasicus, S. v. purpurascens)
| Armenian Name: | Սովորական սայրակ |
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See Plate 58 for Common Starling and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Year-round resident |
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| Abundance: | Common |
| Length: | 21.5 cm, Wing Span:37-42 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 336. |
| Adult: | Blackish showing purple and green gloss in sunlight. |
| Adult (Breeding): | Male has bluish base to yellow bill; female has pink bill base. |
| Adult (Non-breeding): | Both sexes have extensive pale spots overall and dull yellowish bills. |
| Juvenile: | Dull brown-gray overall with blackish bill, lores, and legs. Pale edges to upperwing feathers. |
| Similar Species: | Juvenile Rose-coloured Starling. |
| Behavior: | Gregarious outside breeding season. |
| Habitat: | Widespread; usually close to towns and villages. |
| Food: | Invertebrates, fruit. |
| Nest: | Cup of grass and trash in cavity of tree, cliff, or building. |
| Eggs: | 30 mm, 3-7, pale blue. |
