English: Common Starling, European Starling, Purple-winged Starling
Russian: Обыкновенный скворец
Mongolian: Хар тодол
German: Star
French: Etourneau sansonnet
Japanese: ホシムクドリ (Hoshi-mukudori)

Body length: 19-22 cm
Wing span: 32-34 cm

Passage migrant
Breeding season: May-August

Egg number: 5-7 (occasionally 4-9)
Egg colour: Slightly glossy very pale light blue, varying in tint.
Brood:  1 per year

Global status: Least concern
Regional status: Least concern

Food: Various invertebrates and grains, as well as items from rubbish dumps. 

Habitat: Breeding pairs nest in holes of trees, rocks, and buildings in deciduous mixed forest and planted trees, in mountain forest and forest steppe, near settlements and in lake and river valleys. On migration, they form flocks of 7-20 individuals, occurring in open habitats near rivers valleys and planted trees in towns and cities.