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First records of European Starling Sturnus vulgaris in Brazil

Fabio Cavitione e Silva, Josiani da Motta Pinto, Aurelea Mäder, Valério Antônio Teixeira de Souza

Abstract


We present the first records of Sturnus vulgaris in Brazil. Here we report the occurrence of the species at three localities of Rio Grande do Sul state. We photographed and recorded five juvenile specimens feeding in grasslands at the municipality of Santa Vitória do Palmar, 30 specimens at the municipality of Chuí and a single adult in breeding plumage at the municipality of Lavras do Sul. Our most recent record reveals the probable establishment of this species in the country.


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