Violet-backed Starling
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 2,133
- Most observed in
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The violet-backed starling (Cinnyricinclus leucogaster), also known as the plum-coloured starling or amethyst starling, or Ndambamukula in the Venda 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.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Violet-backed starling”.