bird · Passeriformes · Sturnidae
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 — also called European Starling, European starling, Starling. Occurrence records of the Common Starling are shared on GBIF from around 161 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Table Mountain National Park (4 552 records), in 5 provinces.
IUCN: Least concernSturnidae
161reserves with records
53 508records around them
5provinces
LCIUCN category
Where it is recorded
| Reserve | Province | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Table Mountain National ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 4 552 |
| Garden Route National ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 4 169 |
| False Bay Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 3 413 |
| Tokai ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 2 092 |
| Hottentots-HollandProtected area | WC Western Cape | 2 047 |
| Grysbok ParkNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 1 444 |
| Lion's Head Hiking TrailNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 1 359 |
| Settlers Park Nature ReserveNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 1 326 |
| Lower Guinea-Fowl TrailNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 1 317 |
| DONKIN RESERVENature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 1 296 |
| Muizenberg CaveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 1 283 |
| Rondevlei Nature ReserveProtected area | WC Western Cape | 1 257 |
| Knysna National Lake AreaProtected area | WC Western Cape | 1 172 |
| West Coast National ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 1 099 |
| Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 1 093 |
| Pledge Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 1 085 |
| Raapenberg Bird SanctuaryGame reserve | WC Western Cape | 1 032 |
| St. James SpringNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 1 023 |
| Naval Hill Nature ReserveNature reserve | FS Free State | 906 |
| Seal IslandNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 853 |
| Betty's Bay Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 823 |
| Stony Point Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 813 |
| Stony Point Penguin ColonyNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 812 |
| East London Coast Nature ReserveProtected area | EC Eastern Cape | 810 |
| Silvermine Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 808 |
| Dick Dent Bird SanctuaryGame reserve | WC Western Cape | 773 |
| Helderberg Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 766 |
| Addo Elephant National ParkNational park | EC Eastern Cape | 605 |
| Jan Marias Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 595 |
| Paarl Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary | WC Western Cape | 559 |
| Limietberg Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 500 |
| Fernkloof Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 481 |
| Boulders Penguin ColonyGame reserve | WC Western Cape | 427 |
| De Hoop Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 415 |
| West Coast Fossil ParkProtected heritage site | WC Western Cape | 374 |
| Blaauwberg Conservation AreaNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 368 |
| Bontebok National ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 365 |
| Vredenheim Big Cats ParkWildlife sanctuary | WC Western Cape | 358 |
| Pauline Bohnen Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 357 |
| Gonubie Mouth Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary | EC Eastern Cape | 287 |
| Gonubie Bird Sanctuary NPOWildlife sanctuary | EC Eastern Cape | 287 |
| Darling Renosterveld ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 269 |
| De Mond Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 264 |
| Macassar Dunes Conservation AreaProtected area | WC Western Cape | 238 |
| Lambert’s Bay Bird Island Nature ReserveGame reserve | WC Western Cape | 237 |
| Paternoster MiddenProtected heritage site | WC Western Cape | 230 |
| Wilderness National ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 227 |
| Boland Mountain ComplexProtected area | WC Western Cape | 227 |
| Nyosi Wildlife ReservePrivate game reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 227 |
| Woody Cape Nature ReserveNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 217 |
| Harmony Flats Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 216 |
| Greyton Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 206 |
| Clara Anna Fontein Game ReservePrivate game reserve | WC Western Cape | 196 |
| Zeekoevlei Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 184 |
| Helderberg Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 176 |
| Steenbok Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 171 |
| Lang Elsie's Kraal Rest CampNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 152 |
| Rocherpan Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 145 |
| Ramskop Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 142 |
| Platbos Forest ReserveForest reserve | WC Western Cape | 140 |
and 101 more reserves with fewer records.
By province
- Western Cape
- 115 reserves
- Eastern Cape
- 39 reserves
- Free State
- 4 reserves
- KwaZulu-Natal
- 2 reserves
- Northern Cape
- 1 reserve
Taxonomy
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Sturnidae
- Scientific name
- Sturnus vulgaris
- GBIF taxon
- 9809229
- Wikidata
- Q25469
Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.