European Starling | National Invasive Species Information Center
Love them or hate them, there's no doubt the European Starling is a wildly successful bird. A new study from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology examines this non-native species from the inside out.
Essay: Are Starlings Really “Invasive Aliens”? - All About Birds
2021年3月19日 · According to Breeding Bird Survey and Christmas Bird Count data, the presence of starlings does not actually explain native bird declines. Long ago, we designated the starling an invasive alien that threatened native birds, but as ecosystems change, so does the starling’s impact on those ecosystems.
Invasive Birds of the U.S.: Seven of the Most Common Species
2020年2月24日 · It's estimated that Starlings cause more than $800 million in crop damage each year in the United States. In addition, they often evict native birds from their nests, which has raised concerns about their impact on other species' reproductive rates.
Global invasion history and native decline of the common starling ...
2023年1月24日 · Few invasive birds are as globally successful as the Common or European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris). Native to the Palearctic, the starling has been intentionally introduced to North and South America, South Africa, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, enabling us to explore species traits that may contribute to its invasion success.
Recent beak evolution in North American starlings after invasion
2024年1月2日 · In 160 years, starlings have expanded into different environments throughout the world, making them a powerful model for understanding rapid evolutionary change and adaptive plasticity. Here, we...
Evolutionary genomics: Insights from the invasive European starlings
As one of the only birds on the IUCN’s top 100 worst invasive species (Lowe et al., 2000), the starling, despite suffering dramatic population declines within its native palearctic range (Bowler et al., 2019), has colonised every other continent, barring Antarctica. The repeated and well documented introductions, combined with extensive ...
Figure 1. Female European starling in winter plumage. George M. Linz Research Wildlife Biologist (retired) USDA-APHIS-Wildlife Services National Wildlife Research Center Fort Collins, Colorado Human-Wildlife Conflicts European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris, Figure 1) are an invasive species in the United States. The first recorded release of
Operational Activities: Starlings and Blackbirds | Animal and Plant ...
2024年4月8日 · Many conservationists consider starlings an invasive species, harmful to North American ecosystems. Presence and abundance of these birds may fluctuate seasonally due to regional movement patterns. Combined with crows, winter populations of European starlings and blackbirds are estimated between 750 million and 1 billion birds.
Sturnus vulgaris, European Starling – Invasive Species - Extension
2019年7月24日 · Invasive Species: Sturnus vulgaris, European Starling. It is believed that about 100 European Starlings released in New York in the early 1890s had successfully established populations in widespread parts of the Eastern United States by about 10 years later.
European Starlings | Invasives | Illinois Extension | UIUC
European starlings (Sturnis vulgaris) were introduced to the U.S. in the 1800s and are now naturalized. They compete with native birds for nesting cavities and as large flocks they can cause widespread crop damage. Generally, starlings impact native bird species through competition for nesting cavities.