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Violet-backed Starling

Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
(Boddaert, P, 1783)
Estornino Amatista
Family: Sturnidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Turdus leucogaster.

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Number of Photography: 8

Foto
Photography ID: 284681
♂  Adult
Lower sabie
Limpopo
South Africa
02/21/2018
Glauco Oliveira
Foto
Photography ID: 195377
♀  Adult
Parque Nacional de Aberdare
Central
Kenya
03/02/2017
Edith Polverini
Foto
Photography ID: 195376
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional de Aberdare
Central
Kenya
03/02/2017
Edith Polverini
Foto
Photography ID: 150107
♂  Adult
Reserva Forestal de Kakamega
Occidental
Kenya
02/16/2015
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 150106
♂  Adult
Reserva Forestal de Kakamega
Occidental
Kenya
02/16/2015
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 105534
  Adult
Kakamega
Central
Kenya
02/02/2015
Susana Gomez


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Number of Records: 15



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
194582119/10/2023South AfricaMpumalangaParque Nacional Kruger2Luis Cesar Tejo
194564019/10/2023South AfricaMpumalangaParque Nacional Kruger2Daniela Espinosa
102878201/08/2019UgandaWestern RegionMurchinson Falls National ParkVictor Hugo Michelini
113758924/07/2019UgandaWestern RegionEntrance Road, Lake Mburo National ParkVictor Hugo Michelini
113749924/07/2019UgandaWestern RegionLake Mburo National ParkDiego Oscar
112013223/06/2018UgandaWestern RegionMurchinson Falls National ParkEugenia Boggiano
80064321/02/2018South AfricaLimpopoLower sabieGlauco Oliveira
55544502/03/2017KenyaCentralParque Nacional de AberdareEdith Polverini
43535316/02/2015KenyaOccidentalReserva Forestal de KakamegaSusana Gomez
30308602/02/2015KenyaCentralKakamegaSusana Gomez
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Violet-backed Starling (Cinnyricinclus leucogaster) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 12/03/2026.