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Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
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.
Copenhagen Zoo.
Spotted on Jun 10, 2013
Submitted on Jun 11, 2013
100 Comments (1–25)
So pretty!
Looks Surreal.
superb
Gorgeous
Looks like the bird has a band on its leg.
great colours and photos, thanks!
Ma Sha Allah .... beautiful bird
Stunning bird! Great pics. Thank you for sharing :)
wonderful bird.. :)
Wow its so beatifull i never see that bird wow 👏👏😮😮😶😶
No problem!
haha, yup! :)
yes, do so, they are really amazing! :))
Wow nice you are becoming a professional. In summer I will bring the caterpillars and sawfly larva to my lab to analyze them since they are that interesting :)
maybe! ;)
by the way I'm taking a course called Practical Entomology (and every microbiologist should take it :D) and I found out that each caterpillar proleg has a circle of hooks :) sawfly grubs don't have them. They look really amazing, if you have a chance to take a closer look (under some kind of a magnifier) at prolegs, do so! ;)
Thanks guys!
Sintija, I don't know how maybe we were to focused on caterpillars :)
wow, just wow!!! Amazing!!!
How did I not notice this earlier! :)
Wow- beautiful colors! Nice series!
Beautiful!
Thanks!
very nice!
Thank you guys!
very pretty <3
beautiful indeed ..Congrats !
Wow!!
Thanks, patty, SaraDobbs, Adarsha B S and Dina! :)