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Sturnus vulgaris L. (Starling)

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Feare, C.J., 1985 The Starling

General Works

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

Sturnus vulgaris may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
CHORDATA
(vertebrates)
AVES
(birds)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Sturnus vulgaris is associated with:

There may be taxa associated with Sturnus vulgaris listed at higher taxonomic level

AVES
(birds)

Associated with Sturnus vulgaris:

Photos has blood sucked by larva Ixodes ricinus - Sheep Tick, Pasture Tick, Castor Bean Tick, Deer Tick (Ixodida: Ixodidae) Avery, R.A., 1974
Photos has blood sucked by nymph Ixodes ricinus - Sheep Tick, Pasture Tick, Castor Bean Tick, Deer Tick (Ixodida: Ixodidae) Avery, R.A., 1974
Photos is ectoparasitised by imago Ornithomya avicularia - a flat fly (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) UK/Ireland Hutson, A.M., 1984
small intestine (first third) small intestine (first third) is endoparasitised by Brachylaimus fuscatus - a fluke UK/Ireland Questionable Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973
small intestine (middle third) small intestine (middle third) is endoparasitised by Prosthorhynchus cylindraceus - a thorny-headed worm UK/Ireland Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973
trachea trachea is endoparasitised by Syngamus trachea - Gapeworm UK/Ireland Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973

Sturnus vulgaris may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

ANIMALIA
(animals)
CHORDATA
(vertebrates)
VERTEBRATA
(vertebrates)
AVES
(birds)
PASSERIFORMES
(perching birds)
STURNIDAE
(starlings)

References

Avery, R.A., 1974 Identification of Animal Parasites
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
Hutson, A.M., 1984 Keds, Flat-Flies and Bat-Flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae and Nycteribiidae)

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