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Birds
Violet-backed starling
Violet-backed starling · Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
Discover the violet-backed starling, a colourful bird with a distinctive appearance.
Fact file
- Size
- Body length of around 17–18 cm
- Males and females
- Males are unmistakable due to their iridescent violet colouring, females have a thrush-like appearance
How to identify Violet-backed starling
The violet-backed starling is a relatively small starling species with a body length of around 17–18 cm. Males have an iridescent violet colouring on the head and back, while the underside is pure white.
Females, on the other hand, have a thrush-like appearance with a brown, strongly striped upper side and a white, heavily striped underside. Both sexes have characteristic yellow eyes and black bills.
More in the app
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- general viewing tips
Where Violet-backed starling live
South Africa
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