Ten documented starling species in licensed photographs, comparing visible plumage and silhouettes. An editorial selection, not a ranking of beauty, size or rarity. Scene 4 was photographed at the National Aviary and shows a captive bird. Visuals are real Wikimedia Commons photographs, not AI-generated images. Narration is synthesized with Edge TTS. Photographs are resized and fitted to a portrait frame; derived images retain their source licenses. Common starling: Charles J. Sharp; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Common_starling_%28Sturnus_vulgaris%29_breeding_male_Marken.jpg Rosy starling: MPF; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2018-05-18_Pastor_roseus%2C_Ashington%2C_Northumberland_2.jpg Superb starling: Charles J. Sharp; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Superb_starling_%28Lamprotornis_superbus%29.jpg Golden-breasted starling: Photo by and (C)2007 Derek Ramsey ( Ram-Man ); CC BY-SA 2.5; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Golden-breasted_Starling_Cosmopsarus_regius_Back_1000px.jpg Violet-backed starling: Charles J. Sharp; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Violet-backed_starling_%28Cinnyricinclus_leucogaster_verreauxi%29_male.jpg Bali myna: JJ Harrison; CC BY-SA 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bali_Myna_0A2A9443.jpg Brahminy starling: Mahmadanesh; CC BY 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brahminy_starling_-_Vadodara_2021-06-22.jpg Indian pied myna: Charles J. Sharp; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Asian_pied_starlings_%28Gracupica_contra%29.jpg Wattled starling: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE; CC BY-SA 2.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wattled_Starling_%28Creatophora_cinerea%29_%286017306206%29%2C_crop.jpg Cape starling: Giles Laurent; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:159_Cape_starling_in_Etosha_National_Park_Photo_by_Giles_Laurent.jpg Adapted visuals and original contributions to this version are offered under CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. Source photographs retain their stated licenses.