Violet-backed Starling
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
IUCN: Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Sturnidae
- Genus
- Cinnyricinclus
- eBird Code
- vibsta2
Subspecies (3)
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Cinnyricinclus leucogaster arabicus
northern Ethiopia, Eritrea, eastern Sudan, northwestern Somalia, and Arabian Peninsula
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Cinnyricinclus leucogaster leucogaster
Senegal to Ethiopia, Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, northwestern Kenya, and Tanzania
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Cinnyricinclus leucogaster verreauxi
lower Congo to southern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Namibia, and South Africa
Data Sources
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.