The European starling may not rank high on anybody's popularity list, but this aggressive bird, who was once a favorite among 18th century royalty, wins high marks for its intelligence.

Starlings generally aren’t a problem at bird feeders, at least not the giant flocks of 500 or 1,000. Starlings have rather stubby tails and yellow beaks in summer.

Birds also need nooks, crannies and thick foliage to thrive. “Retaining cavities in mature trees and pruning bushes helps create dense nesting opportunities,” says Bostock. Tree cavities are ...

The four most numerous bird species in the world as listed by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) — house sparrow, barn swallow, European starling and ring-billed gull — are found in ...

Last year U.S. government agents poisoned, shot and trapped 1.7 million starlings, more than any other nuisance species, according to new figures, only to see them roaring back again.

Starlings are considered an aggressive, invasive, non-native species. ... According to this account, these 40-plus birds gave rise to all of the starlings found in our backyards today.

The ancestors of today's starlings reached Africa about 17 million years ago. Back then, most likely had simple, rod-like melanosomes that are found in most bird species, according to the study.

But starlings aren't the only cavity-nesting bird species in the world. And even if they eventually occupy every single nest cavity in Europe, other species elsewhere have climbed their own ...