Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758
(Starling, Common Starling)

Interactions where Sturnus vulgaris is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
has blood sucked by larva Ixodes ricinus Sheep Tick, Pasture Tick, Castor Bean Tick, Deer Tick Ixodida: Ixodidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Ixodida/Ixodidae/Ixodes (Ixodes) ricinus/Ixodes (Ixodes) ricinussheep tick, pasture tick, castor bean tick, deer ticklarva Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood sucker /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Passeriformes/Sturnidae/Sturnus vulgaris/Sturnus vulgarisstarling, common starling larva sucks the blood of
has blood sucked by nymph Ixodes ricinus Sheep Tick, Pasture Tick, Castor Bean Tick, Deer Tick Ixodida: Ixodidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Ixodida/Ixodidae/Ixodes (Ixodes) ricinus/Ixodes (Ixodes) ricinussheep tick, pasture tick, castor bean tick, deer ticknymph Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood sucker /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Passeriformes/Sturnidae/Sturnus vulgaris/Sturnus vulgarisstarling, common starling nymph sucks the blood of
is ectoparasitised by imago UK/Ireland Ornithomya avicularia a flat fly Diptera: Hippoboscidae Keds, Flat-Flies and Bat-Flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae and Nycteribiidae), Hutson, A.M., 1984
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Hippoboscidae/Ornithomya avicularia/Ornithomya aviculariaa flat flyimago Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Passeriformes/Sturnidae/Sturnus vulgaris/Sturnus vulgarisstarling, common starling imago ectoparasitises
is ectoparasitised by UK/Ireland Sturniidoecus sturni a feather louse Phthiraptera Keds, Flat-Flies and Bat-Flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae and Nycteribiidae), Hutson, A.M., 1984
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Phthiraptera/Sturniidoecus sturni/Sturniidoecus sturnia feather louse Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Passeriformes/Sturnidae/Sturnus vulgaris/Sturnus vulgarisstarling, common starling ectoparasitises
small intestine (first third) small intestine (first third) is endoparasitised by UK/IrelandQuestionable Brachylaima fuscatus a trematode Diplostomida: Brachylaimidae The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Diplostomida/Brachylaimidae/Brachylaima fuscatus/Brachylaima fuscatusa trematode Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Passeriformes/Sturnidae/Sturnus vulgaris/Sturnus vulgarisstarling, common starling?small intestine (first third) endoparasitises small intestine (first third)
small intestine (middle third) small intestine (middle third) is endoparasitised by UK/Ireland Prosthorhynchus cylindraceus a thorny-headed worm The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973
 /Animalia/Acanthocephala/Prosthorhynchus cylindraceus/Prosthorhynchus cylindraceusa thorny-headed worm Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Passeriformes/Sturnidae/Sturnus vulgaris/Sturnus vulgarisstarling, common starlingsmall intestine (middle third) endoparasitises small intestine (middle third)
trachea trachea is endoparasitised by UK/Ireland Syngamus trachea Gapeworm The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Strongyloidea/Syngamus trachea/Syngamus tracheagapeworm Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Passeriformes/Sturnidae/Sturnus vulgaris/Sturnus vulgarisstarling, common starlingtrachea endoparasitises trachea

Author & YearTitleSource
Avery, R.A., 1974Identification of Animal ParasitesHulton Group Keys, 182pp, Hulton Educational Publications Ltd.
Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on ParasitesField Studies 3: 681-718.
Hutson, A.M., 1984Keds, Flat-Flies and Bat-Flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae and Nycteribiidae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol 10. Part 7, 40pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Sturnus vulgaris (Starling, Common Starling) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Sturnus vulgaris (Starling, Common Starling) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSturnus vulgaris (Starling, Common Starling)
GenusSturnus (starlings)
FamilySTURNIDAE (starlings)
OrderPASSERIFORMES (perching birds)
ClassAVES (birds)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Sturnus vulgaris (Starling, Common Starling)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Feare, C.J. 1985 The Starling Shire natural History, 7, 24pp, Shire Publications Ltd.

Sturnus vulgaris (Starling, Common Starling) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource

Parasitology

Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M. 1973 The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites Field Studies 3: 681-718.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Sturnus vulgaris (Starling, Common Starling):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 63 images of Sturnus vulgaris (Starling, Common Starling)
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