Violet-backed starling

Violet-backed starling
Violet-backed starling (Cinnyricinclus leucogaster verreauxi) male.jpg
Male
Violet-backed starling (Cinnyricinclus leucogaster verreauxi) female.jpg
Female
both C. l. verreauxi
Damaraland, Namibia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Sturnidae
Genus: Cinnyricinclus
Lesson, 1840
Species:
C. leucogaster
Binomial name
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
(Boddaert, 1783)
Synonyms[2]

Turdus leucogaster Boddaert, 1783

The violet-backed starling (Cinnyricinclus leucogaster), also known as the plum-coloured starling or amethyst starling, or Ndambamukula in the Luvenḓa (Venḓa) language, is a relatively small species (17 cm) of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is the only member of the genus Cinnyricinclus. This strongly sexually dimorphic species is found widely in the woodlands and savannah forest edges of mainland sub-Saharan Africa. It is rarely seen on the ground, but instead found in trees and other locations away from the ground.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Cinnyricinclus leucogaster". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22710791A131959396. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22710791A131959396.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Violet-backed Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster (Boddaert, 1783)". Avibase - The World Bird Database. Denis LePage. Retrieved 5 December 2020.