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Also see common swift migration
Scientific name Sturnus vulgaris
Common names (Common starling, Eurasian starling, European starling)
It is also commonly called talair
Common starlings visit Pakistan from late October to early April and are found throughout the country, except in high altitude, snow-covered areas.
Distribution and accommodation
Originally from Eurasia, North Africa and Japan, it was introduced in Australia, New Zealand, North America, Argentina and South Africa, and is now considered a serious for agriculture in some of these regions. It is found mainly in the southern half of South Africa, and is by far the most common in urban and agricultural areas.
the meal
It mainly eats arthropods with fruits, seeds and nectar, plows mostly on land, pulls food items or investigates soil for underground hunting. The following foods have been recorded in her diet. Animals arthropods Hempter (Insects) Grasshoppers (Orthoptera) Colioptra (Beetles) Diptera (Flies) Hymenoptera (Fever, Flies and Ants) Crustaceans Small Juveniles Lizard Plants
Growth
The nest is made primarily of material, consisting of a large structure made of twigs, dry grass, wire and other dustbins, with fine material such as paper, grass, wool, feathers or hair. ۔ It is usually placed in a hole in a building or tree, but it can also be placed on land or in a ship by the sea. The laying season is from September to December. It lays 2-6 eggs, which are hatched by both sexes for about 15 days, although the female always goes alone at night. After the babies are born, both parents feed them and leave the nest 21 days later.
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