In 1890, avian enthusiast Eugene Schieffelin released 60 to 100 European Starlings into Central Park in New York City in an effort to introduce to North America all birds mentioned in the works of William Shakespeare.
The project did a little too well. Currently there are approximately 200 million of them across the United States, Canada, and even as far south as Central America.
While they are an attractive bird with beautiful calls, they can be a nuisance. They have a tendency to muscle other birds out of their already built nests, and often flock in the hundreds of thousands where their concentrated droppings can kill trees.
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Probably the European starling, an introduced species.
Originally from Europe and Asia, and North Africa, they were introduced in to North America, and now are common throughout the continent.
The Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris), also known as the European Starling or just Starling, is a passerine bird in the family Sturnidae.This species of starling is native to most of temperate Europe and western Asia. It is resident in southern and western Europe and southwestern Asia, while northeastern populations migrate south and west in winter to these regions, and also further south to areas where it does not breed in Iberia and north Africa. It has also been introduced to Australia, Argentina,New Zealand, North America, and South Africa.
It's from Europe and Western Asia. Its official name is European Starling.
The European spoon
The scientific name for a starling is Sturnus vulgaris.
swans pigeon starling
The European Starling came from somewhere in Europe. They were released in New York so we could have all the birds Shakespeare mentioned in his literature.
Burhan
Starling.
They were broght over by the europeans on ships to the states to help them with fishing but later on over populated and killed tons of ecosystems.
It is a European Starling