Spotless starling

Sturnus unicolor

The Spotless starling (Sturnus unicolor) is a bird found in Spain and Portugal. Cities, farms and woods across Spain, Portugal and North Africa. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, small mammals and birds and reptiles and frogs. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Sturnus unicolor
Region	Europe
Found in	Spain and Portugal

🏡 Where the Spotless starling lives

Cities, farms and woods across Spain, Portugal and North Africa.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs20%
🐭 Mammals & birds20%
🦎 Reptiles & frogs20%
🌰 Seeds & nuts20%
🍎 Fruit10%
🌿 Leaves & plants10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 It has glossy black feathers and copies other birds' songs.

Hear the Spotless starling

Recorded by Sven Normant (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1092282. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Spotless starling

Where does the Spotless starling live?

The Spotless starling lives in Spain and Portugal. Cities, farms and woods across Spain, Portugal and North Africa.

What does the Spotless starling eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 20%), small mammals and birds (about 20%), reptiles and frogs (about 20%), seeds and nuts (about 20%), fruit (about 10%), leaves and other plant parts (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Spotless starling endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.