Black-bellied Starling

Notopholia corusca

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Sturnidae
Genus
Notopholia
eBird Code
bbgsta1

Taxonomy Changes

Notopholia corrusca Notopholia corusca

Spelling correction — GBIF Backbone Taxonomy uses the former name; AviList 2025 uses the current name.

Vocalizations

Sean Hartnett · CC_BY_4_0
Tommy Andriollo · CC_BY_4_0

Subspecies (2)

  • Notopholia corusca corusca

    coastal bush of southern Somalia to eastern Eswatini and Cape Province

  • Notopholia corusca vaughani

    Pemba Island (off Tanzania)

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.