Sturnus


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sturnus

(ˈstɜːnəs)
n
(Animals) a starling
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Noun 1. [画像:sturnus - type genus of the Sturnidae: common starlings]Sturnus - type genus of the Sturnidae: common starlings
bird genus - a genus of birds
family Sturnidae, Sturnidae - Old World starlings
common starling, Sturnus vulgaris - gregarious bird having plumage with dark metallic gloss; builds nests around dwellings and other structures; naturalized worldwide
subgenus Pastor, Pastor - only the rose-colored starlings; in some classifications considered a separate genus
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The nest-site habitat selection of Sturnus nigricollis and Pica pica on the tower of electric transmission lines.
I can certainly recollect on numerous occasions running the gauntlet through St Philip's churchyard in bygone years, this being a communal rendezvous for both the house sparrows (Passer Domesticus) and starling (Sturnus Vulgaris).
(20,23) Captive European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) demonstrated a decrease in preening and nearly significant increase in aggressive displays after diverse acute stressors, including an auditory stressor and antagonistic human disturbance.
Beth bynnag, mi wnaeth 'na haid o ddrudwy (Sturnus vulgaris; Starling) gyrraedd yr ardd 'ma tua chanol y pnawn ac o fewn dim o dro, roeddan nhw wedi sbydu'r eirin perthi oddi ar y ddraenen ddu ac wedi llowncio gweddill yr afalau.
(1986) also declared house crow (Corvus splendens), rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri), common myna (Acridotheres tristris), rosy starling (Sturnus roseus) and house sparrow (Passer domesticus) as pestiferous species responsible for the serious crop damages and economic losses.
palustris, Sitta europea, Erithacus rubecula, Sturnus vulgaris, Phoenicurus phoenicurus, Jynx torquilla), not only eggs and chicks are eaten, but also adult birds.
Simultaneous and sequential choice as a function of reward delay and magnitude: Normative, descriptive and process-based models tested in European starling (Sturnus vulgaris).
We used the data for the 15 most commonly detected bird species, with at least 247,000 observed specimens each during 2006-2016, for further analyses: Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus), common chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs), Eurasian magpie (Pica pica), European greenfinch (Chloris chloris), black redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros), great tit (Parus major), common blackbird, house sparrow (Passer domesticus), Eurasian tree sparrow (Passer montanus), common swift (Apus apus), common house martin (Delichon urbicum), carrion crow (Corvus corone), common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus), European robin (Erithacus rubecula), and common starling (Sturnus vulgaris).
Role of landscape elements on the recent distributional expansion of the European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) in agroecosystems of the pampas, Argentina.
Lesions to the medial preoptic area affect singing in the male European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris).
Comparando los costes metabolicos en la vocalizacion de Paseriformes, Oberweger y Goller (2001) demostraron que un incremento de 16 dB del canto del estornino pinto Sturnus vulgaris, conlleva un aumento del 16% en consumo de oxigeno.

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