Widespread and abundant in much of North America, the introduced European starling is arguably and ... spots start to disappear; and by spring, the birds are glossy black all over, with strong ...

There is a large family of birds belonging to the blackbird family, but an invasive species often causes confusion.

4, No. 1 (Spring 2010), pp. 25-31 (7 pages ... could provide USDA/Wildlife Services with more flexibility when managing nuisance populations of European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) at livestock ...

The culprit behind the spread of the virus could be non-native European starling populations, a species that was first introduced to New York City in 1890, the Nevada Department of Wildlife said ...