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Name: Starly
Classication: Starling
Type: Normal/Flying
Number: 396
Evolution: Starly --> Staravia (level 14) --> Staraptor (level 34)
Wingspan: 30 cm
Weight: 70-100 grams*
Description: Who is not familiar with the sight of a flock of thousands of Starly twisting through the winter sky like a giant fish through an icy blue ocean? Very few people, unfortunately. Starly are one of the worst invasive species, threatening ecologies all over the world. They were introduced in numerous places, with the usual foresight people display in these matters, to counter insect infestations – and have now become a worse nuisance than the one they were supposed to solve. Although they prefer warmer climates, they can survive almost everywhere. They adapt exceptionally well to cities, nesting in any small hollow they can find. Its nests may block drain pipes and chimneys, as well as cluttering up windowsills. They nest in garden sheds, barbecues left outside, pots – anything. Outisde urban environments, they nest in tree hollows or sheltered bushes. They defend their nesting sites very aggressively. As a result, they become severe competition for any native birds who also nest in those places. In many cases, this has resulted in a decline in the population of native birds. Depending on the location, it can have up to three nests of 4 to 6 eggs each year. The juveniles are uniform grey. By the end of the first year, they have come into their adult feathers. The birds are usually seen in pairs, which stick together even when the birds migrate and form superflocks. For this reason, it is often said that the birds are monogamous and mate for life. This is not true: they mate for one year, though a pair may mate multiple years, and if the population density is high enough, they are polygamous. The reason they form these flocks, is because an individual Starly is like the MacNugget of the animal kingdom: an easy one-bite snack. Almost everything that eats meat will grasp the opportunity to do so when they see a Starly. They are not exceptionally fast flyers, and very weak, so their strength only lies in confusing predators and making them unable to distinguish between individual Starly. The male is easily recognisable by its larger white mask (pictured here is a male). Its cries are very loud. It is a mimicker: in captivity, it will mimick sounds such as a ringing phone or the beeps from a computer. In the wild, it mimicks the songs of other birds. When a superflock travels over the land, the noise they make often causes lots of complaints, though this is a minor issue when compared to the crap they leave behind. If the superflock is large enough, these droppings may even kill trees. The superflocks are also a threat to crops, akin to (though not as extreme as) the damage done by grasshopper swarms. Starly are omnivorous, though regional differences in taste exist.
A southern subspecies may exist, which lives in open woodlands and has a browner colour.
* = According to the official pokédex, Starly weigh more than 2 kilo’s. Obviously, as is the case with just about every birdlike pokémon there is, this is much too heavy for such a small animal to get off the ground. Therefore, the weight is based on actual starlings.
Oh, and pokémon is owned by lots of people who aren't me.
Name: Starly
Classication: Starling
Type: Normal/Flying
Number: 396
Evolution: Starly --> Staravia (level 14) --> Staraptor (level 34)
Wingspan: 30 cm
Weight: 70-100 grams*
Description: Who is not familiar with the sight of a flock of thousands of Starly twisting through the winter sky like a giant fish through an icy blue ocean? Very few people, unfortunately. Starly are one of the worst invasive species, threatening ecologies all over the world. They were introduced in numerous places, with the usual foresight people display in these matters, to counter insect infestations – and have now become a worse nuisance than the one they were supposed to solve. Although they prefer warmer climates, they can survive almost everywhere. They adapt exceptionally well to cities, nesting in any small hollow they can find. Its nests may block drain pipes and chimneys, as well as cluttering up windowsills. They nest in garden sheds, barbecues left outside, pots – anything. Outisde urban environments, they nest in tree hollows or sheltered bushes. They defend their nesting sites very aggressively. As a result, they become severe competition for any native birds who also nest in those places. In many cases, this has resulted in a decline in the population of native birds. Depending on the location, it can have up to three nests of 4 to 6 eggs each year. The juveniles are uniform grey. By the end of the first year, they have come into their adult feathers. The birds are usually seen in pairs, which stick together even when the birds migrate and form superflocks. For this reason, it is often said that the birds are monogamous and mate for life. This is not true: they mate for one year, though a pair may mate multiple years, and if the population density is high enough, they are polygamous. The reason they form these flocks, is because an individual Starly is like the MacNugget of the animal kingdom: an easy one-bite snack. Almost everything that eats meat will grasp the opportunity to do so when they see a Starly. They are not exceptionally fast flyers, and very weak, so their strength only lies in confusing predators and making them unable to distinguish between individual Starly. The male is easily recognisable by its larger white mask (pictured here is a male). Its cries are very loud. It is a mimicker: in captivity, it will mimick sounds such as a ringing phone or the beeps from a computer. In the wild, it mimicks the songs of other birds. When a superflock travels over the land, the noise they make often causes lots of complaints, though this is a minor issue when compared to the crap they leave behind. If the superflock is large enough, these droppings may even kill trees. The superflocks are also a threat to crops, akin to (though not as extreme as) the damage done by grasshopper swarms. Starly are omnivorous, though regional differences in taste exist.
A southern subspecies may exist, which lives in open woodlands and has a browner colour.
* = According to the official pokédex, Starly weigh more than 2 kilo’s. Obviously, as is the case with just about every birdlike pokémon there is, this is much too heavy for such a small animal to get off the ground. Therefore, the weight is based on actual starlings.
Oh, and pokémon is owned by lots of people who aren't me.
Category Artwork (Traditional) / Pokemon
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