#Now to finish the starling rainbow in all its glory

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Bird #35 - the European starling (LC)

If doing a series of starlings, it will obviously have to end with the common/European starling that everyone is familiar with. They've most certainly earned their name, looking like a nebula or galaxy painted onto a bird.

Some random facts:

- They're found on every continent! (except Antarctica)

- The males do the nest building, and show off their nest to attract a mate. This seems pretty fair, since the females do more of the other tasks. Also, at night the males will fly off to communal roosts and leave the female to the incubating... Not great dads.

- These little guys are able to metabolise alcohol really fast, so they can eat all the fermented fruit they want without getting drunk.