- Violet-backed Starling
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Violet-backed Starling male above, female below Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae Genus: Cinnyricinclus Species: C. leucogaster Binomial name Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
(Boddaert, 1783)The Violet-backed Starling (Cinnyricinclus leucogaster), also known as the Plum-coloured Starling or Amethyst Starling, is a relatively small species of starling in the Sturnidae family. This strongly sexually dimorphic species is found widely in woodland of mainland sub-Saharan Africa.
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Cinnyricinclus leucogaster. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
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