Sturnus (European and Spotless Starlings)

Genus

European and Spotless Starlings

Sturnus

2 species in our catalog · found in 103 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

European Starling
LC

European Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sturnus vulgaris

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely
Spotless Starling
LC

Spotless Starling

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Sturnus unicolor

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%
Jan
~30%
Feb
~40%
Mar
~40%
Apr
~40%
May
~40%
Jun
~30%
Jul
~30%
Aug
~40%
Sep
~40%
Oct
~40%
Nov
~30%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see European and Spotless Starlings

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary 1
~80%
2 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary 1
~70%
3 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 2
~70%
4 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary 1
~70%
5 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland 1
~60%
6 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 2
~60%
7 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland 1
~60%
8 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 2
~60%
9 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
~60%
10 Egmont National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
~50%
11 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany 1
~50%
12 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 2
~50%
13 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia 1
~40%
14 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
~40%
15 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany 1
~40%
16 Tongariro National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
~40%
17 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~40%
18 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
~40%
19 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
~40%
20 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
~30%
21 Camargue 🇫🇷 France 2
~30%
22 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~30%
23 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
~30%
24 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada 1
~30%
25 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada 1
~30%
26 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~30%
27 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
~30%
28 Arthur's Pass National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
~30%
29 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States 1
~30%
30 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
~20%
31 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~20%
32 Aoraki Mount Cook National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
~20%
33 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France 2
~20%
34 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 1
~20%
35 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~20%
36 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~20%
37 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~20%
38 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
~20%
39 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France 1
~20%
40 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 1
~20%
41 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
~20%
42 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States 1
~20%
43 Maria Island National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
~20%
44 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~20%
45 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~20%
46 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
~20%
47 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~20%
48 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
~10%
49 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
~10%
50 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~10%
51 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
~10%
52 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~10%
53 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
~10%
54 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
~10%
55 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia 1
~10%
56 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~10%
57 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France 1
~10%
58 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~10%
59 Thingvellir National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland 1
~10%
60 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
~10%
61 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~10%
62 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland 1
~10%
63 Flinders Chase 🇦🇺 Australia 1
~10%
64 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~10%
65 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 2
~10%
66 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~10%
67 Plitvice Lakes National Park 🇭🇷 Croatia 1
~10%
68 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
~10%
69 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~10%
70 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia 1
~10%
71 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
72 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
<5%
73 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
74 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
75 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
<5%
76 Vanoise National Park 🇫🇷 France 1
<5%
77 Ecrins National Park 🇫🇷 France 1
<5%
78 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 2
<5%
79 Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
80 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
81 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
82 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
83 Cabo Pulmo National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
84 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
85 Hohe Tauern National Park 🇦🇹 Austria 1
<5%
86 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia 1
<5%
87 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
88 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
89 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
90 Flinders Ranges National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
91 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
92 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
93 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
94 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
95 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 1
<5%
96 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
97 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana 1
<5%
98 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal 1
<5%
99 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
<5%
100 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan 1
<5%
101 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
102 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
103 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 1
<5%