There is a large family of birds belonging to the blackbird family, but an invasive species often causes confusion.

Flocks of starlings form ever-changing, mesmerising aerial displays in autumn and winter. The European or common starling, Sturnus vulgaris, is a familiar sight in our cities and towns. You might have ...

[In the 1970s, the U.S. Army went to war with an unlikely foe: Starlings] Starlings are common across North America, and Washington at one point even tried spraying eye-irritating fog into trees.