Violet-backed starling
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Cinnyricinclus
Lesson, 1840
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C. leucogaster
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| Cinnyricinclus leucogaster (Boddaert, 1783)
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The violet-backed starling (Cinnyricinclus leucogaster), also known as the plum-coloured starling or amethyst starling, is a relatively small species of starling in the family Sturnidae. This strongly sexually dimorphic species is found widely in the woodlands and savannah forest edges of mainland sub-Saharan Africa. It is rarely seen on the ground, but instead commonly found in trees and other sources away from the ground.
Breeding
C. leucogaster is a sexually dimorphic species in which the males possess an iridescent violet back whilst the females are brown. During breeding, the female will incubate 2-4 eggs (these are pale blue with reddish/brown spots) for 12–14 days. The male will help feed chicks until they fledge after about 21 days.
References
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- (Plum-coloured starling =) Violet-backed starling - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds
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