Common Starling

(Sturnus vulgaris)

Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) – Least Concern

Population size: 950 000 – 3 000 000 pairs

Distribution pattern

With almost ubiquitous distribution throughout the country, except for the high and more consistently forested parts of the mountains.

Comparative distribution of the species compared to the first breeding birds atlas (Iankov, 2007): Breeding locality until 2007 | Breeding locality until 2007, confirmed after 2015 – | New breeding locality after 2015. – The breeding localities after 2015 are identified on a base of raw data from smartbirds.org.

Habitats

Breeds in a wide range of habitats. Mainly in tree hollows, buildings and other constructions in settlements, in public parks and gardens, in hollows in strips of trees, shrubs and mosaics of them, in sparse old broad-leaved deciduous forests, orchards, tree and shrub plantations, as well as in concrete and metal poles, single trees and buildings, bridges, walls and other anthropogenic structures in open agricultural areas. It also builds nests in loess and other earthen walls, on cliffs and exposed rocks.

Trends in population changes for the period 2013-2020

Not analysed

Threats

Not analysed