Violet-backed Starling

Cinnyricinclus leucogaster - Spréo améthyste Étourneau améthyste

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Sturnidés
Genus
:
Cinnyricinclus
Species
:
leucogaster

Descriptor

Boddaert, 1783

Biometrics

Size
: 16 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 39 à 56 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Violet-backed Starling (Cinnyricinclus leucogaster) is a species of bird in the Sturnidae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

Cinnyricinclus leucogaster leucogaster (Senegal and Gambia to Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania)
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster arabicus (e Sudan to nw Somalia and the Arabian Pen.)
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster verreauxi (s DRCongo to w Tanzania south to Botswana, ne South Africa and Mozambique)

Foreign names

Spréo améthyste,
Estornino amatista,
estorninho-de-dorso-violeta,
Amethystglanzstar,
ametiszt fényseregély,
Amethistspreeuw,
Storno ametista,
ametiststare,
Ametyststær,
liskavec bielobruchý,
leskoptev bělobřichá,
Ametyststær,
purppurakottarainen,
Witborsspreeu,
estornell ametista,
Fjólustari,
ametyszczak,
ametista strazds,
Аметистовый короткохвостый скворец,
シロハラムクドリ,
白腹紫椋鸟,
白腹紫椋鳥,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude ; Wetlands (inland) : Freshwater Springs and Oases ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Rural Gardens