The European Starling was introduced to North America in the late 1800s. It now breeds in agricultural, urban, and other open landscapes through most of subarctic Canada, and winters from southern Canada through the United States. There are approximately 20 million individuals in Canada, which represents 8% of the global population. Data from the Breeding Bird Survey indicate a large decrease in the Canadian population since 1970, and confidence in this assessment is high because geographic coverage and precision in trends are both high. There is no population goal for European Starling, as goals are not set for introduced species.