Starlings (Sturnidae)
Amethyst Starling (Cinnyricinclus leucogaster) - HBW 14, p. 739
French: Étourneau améthyste
German: Amethystglanzstar
Spanish: Estornino Amatista
Other common names: Plum-coloured/Violet(-backed) Starling
Taxonomy: Turdus leucogaster Boddaert, 1783, no locality = Benin.
Genus possibly close to Pholia. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- leucogaster ( Boddaert, 1783) - breeds from Senegal E, S of Sahara and N of equator, to Sudan, possibly also Eritrea, Ethiopia and NW Somalia; non-breeding also in coastal areas, Gabon, PRCongo and N DRCongo, and S to Kenya.
- arabicus C. H. B. Grant & Mackworth-Praed, 1942 - breeds S Arabian Peninsula (S Yemen E to SW Oman); probably also Eritrea, Djibouti, N Ethiopia, E Sudan and NW Somalia.
- verreauxi ( Bocage, 1870) - breeds from S DRCongo and Angola S to C Namibia and, in E, from S Kenya and W Tanzania S to Botswana, NE South Africa, Swaziland and Mozambique; in non-breeding season more widespread.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male perched Locality Chobe National Park, North-West District, Botswana (ssp verreauxi)
Alex García · Videoaves 27 December 2007 4 years ago 46 sec 4.9 -
Two males and then a female Locality National Aviary, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA (United States)
Josep del Hoyo 13 August 2001 5 years ago 22 sec 4.3 -
A male behind some leaves Locality Chobe National Park, North-West District, Botswana (ssp verreauxi)
Alex García · Videoaves 27 December 2007 4 years ago 17 sec 4 -
A female perched while another bird passes flying on the background Locality Kruger National Park, South Africa (ssp verreauxi)
Dave Jackson 31 December 2001 4 years ago 10 sec 3.8 -
A male on a dead tree showing comfort behaviour and flying away Locality Shongweni Dam, KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa (ssp verreauxi)
Josep del Hoyo 9 March 2004 6 years ago 19 sec 3.7 -
A front and a lateral view of a male in a tree Locality Saudi Arabia (ssp arabicus)
John Gregory 30 April 2002 4 years ago 25 sec 3.3
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Male perched.
Locality Katima Mulilo, Caprivi Region, Namibia (ssp verreauxi)
Fran Trabalon 19 November 2011 6 weeks ago 4.2 -
A male Amethyst starling, feeding on the ground in the Tana hotel's garden.
Locality Bahir Dar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
Frank Sandvoss 3 May 2012 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.7 -
Violet-backed/Plum-colored Starling from Lake Chala
Locality Lake Chala, Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania
SteinNilsen 30 November 2011 6 weeks ago 3.7 -
Adult male at a feeder.
Locality Berlin Zoo, Berlin, Germany
Tomasz Doroń 30 September 2009 2 years ago 3.5 -
Pair
Locality Bahir Dar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia (ssp leucogaster)
Holger Meinig 4 April 2011 51 weeks ago 3.2 -
Male on a branch
Locality Bahir Dar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia (ssp leucogaster)
Holger Meinig 4 April 2011 51 weeks ago 3.2
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Calls. Male vocalizing. 18:16. Locality Mkuze Game Reserve, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa
(ssp verreauxi)
Charles Hesse 3 January 2010 2 years ago 3
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