Spotless Starling
Sturnus unicolor
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilySturnidae (Starlings)
- GenusSturnus (European and Spotless Starlings)
- SpeciesSturnus unicolor (Spotless Starling)
The spotless starling (Sturnus unicolor) is a passerine bird in the starling family, Sturnidae. It is closely related to the common starling (S. vulgaris), but has a much more restricted range, confined to the Iberian Peninsula, Northwest Africa, southernmost France, and the islands of Sicily, Corsica and Sardinia. It is largely non-migratory. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Spotless Starling sighting in Aigüestortes National Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Aigüestortes National Park
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Great Tit
Parus major
European Robin
Erithacus rubecula
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
Coal Tit
Periparus ater
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleus
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba
Carrion Crow
Corvus corone
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapilla
Eurasian Crag Martin
Ptyonoprogne rupestris
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 5 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 7 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 8 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Spotless Starling in Aigüestortes National Park?
About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Spotless Starling sighting in Aigüestortes National Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Spotless Starling in Aigüestortes National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Spotless Starling in Aigüestortes National Park in our monthly data.