The population of Cape Glossy Starlings is quite healthy and they are not considered to be under any significant threat. In the Highway area they are quite common in gardens, shopping centres and on ...

Widespread and abundant in much of North America, the introduced European starling is arguably and ... the birds are glossy black all over, with strong suffusions of iridescent pinks, greens ...

Their feathers appear black at a distance, but in bright sunshine they have a glossy sheen with flecks ... the dramatic spectacle of starling murmuration takes place, on the edge of towns, over ...