Spotless starling
Sturnus unicolor Temminck, 1820
Status not recordedsongbirds
The spotless starling (Sturnus unicolor) is a species in the family Sturnidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 83.7 g to 95.4 g and live up to 8.5 years.
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Quick facts about the spotless starling
- Weight
- 83.7 g – 95.4 g
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 8.5 years
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forest
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3.6
- Lifestyle
- Generalist
- Migration
- Sedentary
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the spotless starling live?
Not recorded
Is the spotless starling endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the spotless starling classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familySturnidae
- genusSturnus
- SpeciesSturnus unicolor Temminck, 1820
Synonyms Sturnus uniaolor, Sturnus vulgaris subunicolor
Other names and names in other languages (46)
- SPSTEnglish
- زرزور أسودArabic
- estornín prietuAsturian
- Черен скорецBulgarian
- Dred duBreton
- estornell negreCatalan
- Хура шӑнкӑрчChuvash
- špaček černýCzech
- drudwen dduWelsh
- Ensfarvet StærDanish
- EinfarbstarGerman
- ΜαυροψάρονοGreek
- nigra sturnoEsperanto
- Estornino negroSpanish
- ibeeria kuldnokkEstonian
- mustakottarainenFinnish
- Étourneau unicoloreFrench
- Druid dhubhIrish
- Trutlag ghooScottish Gaelic
- Estorniño negroGalician
- זרזיר שחורHebrew
- egyszínű seregélyHungarian
- Սև սարյակArmenian
- GljástariIcelandic
- Storno neroItalian
- ムジホシムクドリJapanese
- vienspalvis varnėnasLithuanian
- vienmuļais strazdsLatvian
- Zwarte SpreeuwDutch
- middelhavsstærNorwegian
- szpak jednobarwnyPolish
- estorninho-pretoPortuguese
- чёрный скворецRussian
- ČáhppesstárraNorthern Sami
- škorec jednofarebnýSlovak
- črni škorecSlovenian
- Crni čvorakSerbian
- svartstareSwedish
- Kara SığırcıkTurkish
- шпак піренейськийUkrainian
- 純色椋鳥Chinese
- Едноцветен скорецBulgarian
- Vienaspalvis varnėnasLithuanian
- Одноцветный скворецRussian
- Црни чворакSerbian
- 纯色椋鸟Chinese
Relatives of the spotless starling
Other species in the same genus Sturnus.
CompareSpotless starling vs Common starlingSpotless starling vs Sturnus ludovicianusSpotless starling vs Sturnus montanusSpotless starling vs Sturnus nabirop
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the spotless starling?
An adult spotless starling weighs 83.7 g – 95.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
How long does the spotless starling live?
The spotless starling has a recorded lifespan of 8.5 years.
What kind of animal is the spotless starling?
The spotless starling (Sturnus unicolor) belongs to the family Sturnidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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