Faucon hobereau
A majority of starling predators are avian. The typical response of starling groups is to take flight, with a common sight being undulating flocks of starling flying high in quick and agile patterns. Their abilities in flight are seldom matched by birds of prey. Adult common starlings are hunted by hawks such as the northern goshawk ("Accipiter gentilis") and Eurasian sparrowhawk ("Accipiter nisus"), and falcons including the peregrine falcon ("Falco peregrinus"), Eurasian hobby ("Falco subbuteo") and common kestrel ("Falco tinnunculus"). Slower raptors like black and red kites ("Milvus migrans &amp; milvus"), eastern imperial eagle ("Aquila heliaca"), common buzzard ("Buteo buteo") and Australasian harrier ("Circus approximans") tend to take the more easily caught fledglings or juveniles. While perched in groups by night, they can be vulnerable to owls, including the little owl ("Athene noctua"), long-eared owl ("Asio otus"), short-eared owl ("Asio flammeus"), barn owl ("Tyto alba"), tawny owl ("Strix aluco") and Eurasian eagle-owl ("Bubo bubo").