Violet-backed Starling (Cinnyricinclus leucogaster)
About the Violet-backed Starling
The violet-backed starling (Cinnyricinclus leucogaster), also known as the plum-coloured starling or amethyst starling, or Ndambamukula in the Venda language, is a relatively small species (17 cm) of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is the only member of the genus Cinnyricinclus. 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 found in trees and other locations away from the ground.
A real field recording of the Violet-backed Starling. Press play and focus on the rhythm and pitch of each phrase.
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Our streaming copies are mirrored from the original xeno-canto file and transcoded to 96 kbps mono — a modification, so we note it here; the licence for each recording is named in its credit below.
1 recording on this page · licensed CC BY-SA ×1 · mirrored on this server, free for commercial reuse · recorded in Kenya, Malawi, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania and elsewhere · xeno-canto lists 35 recordings for this species in total.
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- Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalusrecording
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusrecording
- African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimprecording
- Black CrakeZapornia flavirostrarecording
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopusrecording
These are the birds recorded alongside it, not close relatives — the site holds no other member of its genus or family yet.