What does the European Starling eat?
Sturnus vulgaris
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Diet overview
Omnivore, primarily insects and other invertebrates, fruits, seeds, and human scraps.
How it forages
Forages primarily on the ground, probing with its bill for invertebrates. Diet includes beetles, caterpillars, grasshoppers, spiders, earthworms, snails, as well as fruits (cherries, berries, grapes), seeds, and grains. In urban areas, they readily consume human food scraps.
When it feeds
Diurnal.
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