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Stormi di storni, small black birds, have been invading trees in many areas of the city for weeks, as has been the case for years Rome. Especially the trees in the piazzale dei Cinquecento, in front of Termini station, are full of them and the Atac drivers had already reported this fact in recent days. Probably frightened by the New Year’s barrels, on the night of the first day of 2021 they fled in fear and many crashed into power lines throughout the historic center of Rome. Result: hundreds of small birds have died and are now invading the roads, as evidenced by some photos posted on the Welcome to Favelas website.
The common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) is usually about 20 centimeters long and weighs 70 to 80 grams. It has been included, we read in Wikipedia, in the list of the 100 most harmful invasive species in the world. In practice, in the afternoon they spend the night in groups of trees, but before going to sleep they compete loudly, as every Roman can see, for the best locations. Even so, according to what we read in Wikipedia, some studies have shown how guano, starling feces, present in large quantities in cities under the trees they use to sleep, can favor the spread of some fungal, protozoal, viral diseases, parasitic. and bacterial. Just two weeks ago, the Capitoline Councilor of the League, Davide Bordoni, brought it out on Mayor Raggi’s transfer plan: “The starlings and guano return to the capital but the Administration does not seem to notice, the plan to mitigate the possible dangers and there is no problem, the Rays board, as usual, is late and has not prepared the countermeasures in time. With the starlings, the problem of guano on roads and sidewalks also returns, becoming a dangerous slippery mixture “.
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