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Violet-backed starling

Cinnyricinclus leucogaster

Description:

Male identified by bright iridescent violet upper parts, head and throat, and white belly.

Habitat:

Savannah and woodland areas.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Ietermagog
Ietermagog 12 years ago
Plum-coloured starling
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster


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8 Comments

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Lovely!

MaryEvans2
MaryEvans2 11 years ago

Beautiful!

rutasandinas
rutasandinas 11 years ago

Grandioso color precioso

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Great spotting..

RachaelB
RachaelB 12 years ago

Thanks Nopayahnah, I've added it to the mission.
Saarbrigger, you just need to take a trip to South Africa to see one in the wild!!

Saarbrigger
Saarbrigger 12 years ago

Great to see some pictures of the lovely bird from the wilde. I could take a pic just in the zoo :-(.

http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/846...

Maria dB
Maria dB 12 years ago

Wonderful colors. You could add this to the mission Birds of sub-Saharan Africa.

Noe and Pili
Noe and Pili 12 years ago

Oh my! This bird is awesome! And new for me :) Thanks for sharing it!

RachaelB
Spotted by
RachaelB

Hlabisa Local Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Spotted on Jan 11, 2012
Submitted on Jan 28, 2012

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