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Passeriformes / Sturnidae / Cinnyricinclus

Violet-backed Starling

Cinnyricinclus leucogaster

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (vibsta2) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Passeriformes
Family: Sturnidae
Genus: Cinnyricinclus

Subspecies (3)

Cinnyricinclus leucogaster arabicus

northern Ethiopia, Eritrea, eastern Sudan, northwestern Somalia, and Arabian Peninsula
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster leucogaster

Senegal to Ethiopia, Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, northwestern Kenya, and Tanzania
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster verreauxi

lower Congo to southern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Namibia, and South Africa

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (vibsta2) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.