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Genera lists in the taxobox and on the page don't match! (and ditto for the Myna page) MPF 17:59, 1 Feb 2004 (UTC)

Also can anyone clarify the genus of Vinous-breasted Starling: MacKinnon & Phillipps (Birds of China) treats it without comment in Sturnus, and it looks much more like a Sturnus than an Acridotheres. MPF 17:59, 1 Feb 2004 (UTC)

MacKinnon & Phillipps also include Sturnina in Sturnus MPF 17:59, 1 Feb 2004 (UTC)

Starling look-alike question

Can you tell me please, what bird it is, that looks like a blackbird, in everything but its bill, which is also black instead of orange? Also, there seemed to be a couple of them on the palm tree where I saw them, and both of them were quite the same, none brownish-gray female. They whistled, quite musical whistles, but different from the blackbird's song that I know very well. I saw them this week in Arad, at the south-east region of Israel, on the way to the Dead Sea, but before the great decent. Thank you for any information, --85.250.186.112 10:58, 17 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

1st winter male blacbirds have a black bill jimfbleak 18:09, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The "Black Sun" phenomenon

I stumbled upon a article (links below) about flocks of starlings forming incredible formations, a phenomenon known in Denmark and called the "Black Sun". The site hosting the article is an ad-profit site with porn ads and therefore NSFW. From the site:

"During spring in Denmark, at approximately half an hour before sunset, flocks of more than a million European starlings gather from all corners to join in incredible formations. This phenomenon is called Black Sun and can be witnessed in early spring throughout the marshlands of western Denmark, from March through to the middle of April. The starlings migrate from the south and spend the day in the meadows gathering food, sleeping in the reeds during the night. The best place to view this amazing aerial dance is in the place called Tøndermarsken."

A quick google search turned up the original article which I will provide link for below. I added a part about the phenomenon in the article with images and sources, and a link in Black Sun (disambiguation) to the article.

http://www.4allfun.com/2006/06/nature-black-sun.html --- Warning: NSFW!
http://epod.usra.edu/archive/epodviewer.php3?oid=309856 --- Original article with photos.

Opiax 07:31, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I have a question, which might seem to have an obvious answer but it doesn't: the paragraph reads "a million European starlings gather from all corners to join in" but I do not quite know WHICH "all corners" are being referenced here. All corners of DENMARK? Of Europe? Or Scandinavia? Some clarification is needed, I think. Hi There 05:15, 25 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Strong feet?

Is this a joke? What does that mean?Landroo 13:25, 28 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

As compared to a swallow's (another passerine) feet for example.Dysmorodrepanis 22:27, 19 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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+I have a question, which might seem to have an obvious answer but it doesn't: the paragraph reads "a million European starlings gather from all corners to join in" but I do not quite know WHICH "all corners" are being referenced here. All corners of DENMARK? Of Europe? Or Scandinavia? Some clarification is needed, I think. [[User:Hi There|Hi There]] 05:15, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
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