Čvorci

Ovo je članak o porodici ptica. Za najrasprostranjeniju vrstu iz ove porodice (Sturnus vulgaris), vidite Čvorak.

Čvorci (lat. Sturnidae) su porodica ptica iz reda Vrapčarki (lat. Passeriformes).

Čvorci
Lamprotornis hildebrandti
Status zaštite
Status zaštite: Niska zabrinutost (IUCN 3.1)
Naučna klasifikacija
Carstvo:	Animalia
Koljeno:	Chordata
Razred:	Aves
Red:	Passeriformes
Podred:	Passeri
Porodica:	Sturnidae

Pjev

Kreštav, oponaša glasanje drugih ptica.

Literatura

• Cibois, A.; Cracraft, J. (2004). „Assessing the passerine 'tapestry': phylogenetic relationships of the Muscicapoidea inferred from nuclear DNA sequences”. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 32 (1): 264–273. DOI:10.1016/j.ympev.2003.12.002. PMID 15186812.
• Lovette, I.J.; Rubenstein, D.R.. „A comprehensive molecular phylogeny of the starlings (Aves: Sturnidae)”. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. DOI:10.1016/j.ympev.2007.03.017.^{[mrtav link]}
• National Geographic Society (2002): Field Guide to the Birds of North America. National Geographic, Washington D.C. ISBN 0-7922-6877-6
• Sibley, Charles Gald & Monroe, Burt L. Jr. (1990): Distribution and taxonomy of the birds of the world: A Study in Molecular Evolution. Yale University Press, New Haven, CT. ISBN 0-300-04969-2
• Zuccon, Dario; Cibois, Alice; Pasquet, Eric & Ericson, Per G.P. (2006): Nuclear and mitochondrial sequence data reveal the major lineages of starlings, mynas and related taxa. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 41(2): 333–344. DOI:10.1016/j.ympev.2006.05.007 PMID 16806992 (HTML abstract)
• Hindmarsh, Andrew M; et al. (1984): Vocal Mimicry in Starlings (HTML abstract)

Vanjske veze

	U Wikimedijinoj ostavi nalazi se članak o temi: Čvorci
	Wikivrste imaju podatke o taksonu Sturnidae

• () Starling videos Arhivirano 2008-01-02 na Wayback Machine-u, Internet Bird Collection
• () RSPB starling page, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
• Videos, photos and sounds Arhivirano 2016-03-16 na Wayback Machine-u - Internet Bird Collection
• A murmuration of starlings (video)
• How bird flocks are like liquid helium
• Dylan Winter and the starling Murmurations (video)
• Murmuration of Starlings - A Documentary Page on the Web