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Starlings are pretty birds, but they become fully gorgeous when the sunlight hits them right and you see their rich rainbow iridescence
https://www.birdguides-cdn.com/cdn/gallery/birds/Starling3-2.jpg
https://billu.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/common-starling-etourneau-sansonnet-colors-couleurs-plumage-bec-feather-beak-black-noir-passereau-habitat-conservation-north-america.jpg
https://billu.ca/common-starling-song-habitat-migration-diet-sound-conservation-winter-range-origin-behavior-skills-canada-invasion/
They also have amazing vocal capabilities, being able to mimic other birds songs and human speech. Studies have found they have some of the highest intelligence and problem solving skills found in birds. And murmurations! Their ability to cooperate in large groups in order to scare off predators is unprecedented. Starlings are endlessly fascinating birds.
A European starling called "The Mouth" was able to mimic sounds well enough to reproduce a drawing in the spectrograph:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCQCP-5g5bo