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Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) roosts and flightlines near Wellington

  • Publication Type

    Journal Article

  • Publication Year

    1983

  • Author(s)

    Brockie, R.E.

  • Journal Name

    Notornis

  • Volume, Issue

    30, 3

  • Pagination

    217-226

  • Article Type

    Paper

Keywords

starling, Sturnus vulgaris, roosting behaviour, flight behaviour


Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) roosts and flightlines near Wellington

Notornis, 30 (3), 217-226

Brockie, R.E. (1983)

Article Type: Paper

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Information on flightlines of starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) to and from roosts is summarised, and a map shows sites and areas served by roosts in the Wellington area. Four offshore islands in the area are used as roosts. In midwinter birds may spend 16 hours nightly in roosts. One roost has remained in use since at least 1913, and others have shifted or been used intermittently. The number of starlings flying to the major roosts in the region has fallen during the 1970s.