Editing Common starling (section)

==== South America ====
Five individuals conveyed on a ship from England alighted near [[Lago de Maracaibo]] in Venezuela in November 1949, but subsequently vanished.<ref name=long81>Long (1981) pp. 359–363.</ref> In 1987, a small population of common starlings was observed nesting in gardens in the city of [[Buenos Aires]].<ref name=pestnote/><ref name= peris/> Since then, despite some initial attempts at eradication, the bird has been expanding its breeding range at an average rate of {{convert|7.5|km|abbr=on}} per year, keeping within {{convert|30|km|abbr=on}} of the Atlantic coast. In Argentina, the species makes use of a variety of natural and man-made nesting sites, particularly woodpecker holes.<ref name=peris>{{cite journal | last1= Peris | first1= S | last2= Soave | first2= G | last3= Camperi | first3= A | last4= Darrieu | first4= C | last5= Aramburu | first5= R | year= 2005 | title= Range expansion of the European starling ''Sturnus vulgaris'' in Argentina | journal= Ardeola | volume= 52 | issue= 2 | pages= 359–364 | url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/279603860}}</ref>