European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilySturnidae (Starlings)
- GenusSturnus (European and Spotless Starlings)
- SpeciesSturnus vulgaris (European Starling)
Closest Relatives at Wilsons Promontory National Park
Superb Fairywren
Malurus cyaneus
Australian Magpie
Gymnorhina tibicen
Red Wattlebird
Anthochaera carunculata
Grey Fantail
Rhipidura albiscapa
Brown Thornbill
Acanthiza pusilla
White-browed Scrubwren
Sericornis frontalis
Eastern Yellow Robin
Eopsaltria australis
Crescent Honeyeater
Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus
Silvereye
Zosterops lateralis
Gray Shrikethrush
Colluricincla harmonica
Forest Raven
Corvus tasmanicus
Eastern Spinebill
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a European Starling in Wilsons Promontory National Park?
About 25% of visitor-days record a European Starling sighting in Wilsons Promontory National Park, based on 119 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see European Starling in Wilsons Promontory National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for European Starling in Wilsons Promontory National Park in our monthly data.