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Story: Introduced land birds

Male starling

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Male starling

Male starlings can be distinguished from females by their eyes, which are uniformly dark brown. The females’ eyes have yellow or orange edges.

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Christina Troup, Introduced land birds – Starlings and mynas, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/17164/male-starling (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Christina Troup, published 1 March 2009.