Spotless Starlings photographed in the region of Extremadura in Spain. Extremadura is situated north and inland from Andalucia and east of the border with Portugal. The Spotless Starling is a passerine bird in the starling family. It is closely related to the common starling, but has a much more restricted range, confined to the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal) Northwest Africa, southernmost France, and the islands of Sicily, Corsica and Sardinia. Photographed in April (Spring) these individuals were very busy collecting grubs and insects as well as nesting material.