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starling [ˈstɑ:lɪŋ, Am ˈsta:r-] N ZOOL

starling

скворе́ц m

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The square is a known hangout for bicycle messengers and for pigeons, sparrows, and a few starlings. en.wikipedia.org

It is gregarious, forming sizeable flocks, often mixed with common starlings, of up to 100,000 in winter. en.wikipedia.org

It often mixes with white-crowned starlings, red-billed hornbills, red-billed buffalo weavers, and superb starlings while foraging. en.wikipedia.org

It walks on the ground like a starling. en.wikipedia.org

The wings are broad and pointed, like a starling's. en.wikipedia.org

The starling has a sharpened upstream edge sometimes called the nose. en.wikipedia.org

Meanwhile, other species move in synchrony to confuse and avoid predators such as schools of sardines and flocks of starlings. en.wikipedia.org

Like most starlings, it is a hole-nesting species, breeding in tree holes, buildings and in cliff crevices. en.wikipedia.org

However, his research has involved many other species of animals, especially starlings and cowbirds. en.wikipedia.org

Usually the starlings are considered a family, as is done here. en.wikipedia.org

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