What Do Wild European Starlings Eat?
Starlings are softbilled birds (this means that they eat a diet of soft foods). Starlings are not seed-eating birds like parrots, nor are they fruit-eating birds like some mynahs. They eat a diet high in soft-bodied insects and round out their diet with occasional vegetation and fruits. Although often described as omnivores, they eat a larger amount of insects than do many omnivorous birds. European starlings require animal protein in their diets, which they receive from eating huge numbers of invertebrates. According to The Starling by Dr. Christopher Feare, “the absence of animal protein from the starling diet leads to weight loss and death.” Click the following link for more info: “Animal protein is necessary for European starlings!” Diet for Rescued Starlings We cannot perfectly emulate the wild starling’s diet. However, many wildlife rehab centers feed a cat food or dog food based mixture to starlings and other wild baby songbirds in their care. Jackie Collins suggests a similar d
