Violet-backed Starling / Cinnyricinclus leucogaster LC
- Synonyms Violet Starling, Plumcolored Starling, Plumcoloured Starling, Amethyst Starling, Plum-colored Starling, Plum-coloured Starling
- Old latin name for bird Turdus leucogaster
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Where to see Violet-backed Starling
- Breeding region Africa
- Breeding subregion widespread, also sw Arabian Pen.
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Congo
- Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Djibouti
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Israel
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Oman
- Palestine, State of
- Rwanda
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Uganda
- United Arab Emirates
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Violet-backed Starling subspecies (3)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cinnyricinclus leucogaster arabicus | e Sudan to nw Somalia and the Arabian Pen. | - | No |
| Cinnyricinclus leucogaster leucogaster | Senegal and Gambia to Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania | - | No |
| Cinnyricinclus leucogaster verreauxi | s DR Congo to w Tanzania s to Botswana, ne South Africa and Mozambique | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Witborsspreeu |
| Belarusian | Аметыставы шпак |
| Bulgarian | Аметистов блестящ скорец |
| Catalan | estornell ametista |
| Chinese | 白腹紫椋鸟 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 白腹紫椋鳥 |
| Croatian | ljubičasti čvorak |
| Czech | Leskoptev belobrichá, leskoptev bělobřichá |
| Danish | Ametyststær |
| Dutch | Amethistspreeuw |
| Esperanto | Ametista sturno, Violdorsa sturno |
| Estonian | Ametüst-kuldnokk |
| Finnish | Orvokkikottarainen, purppurakottarainen |
| French | Cinnyricincle améthyste, Étourneau métallique améthyste, Merle améthyste, Étourneau améthyste, Spréo améthyste |
| Frisian | Ametistprotter |
| Galician | Estorniño ametista |
| German | Violettrückenstar, Amethystglanzstar |
| Greek | Αμεθυστoψάρovo |
| Hebrew | זרזיר סגול |
| Hungarian | ametiszt fényseregély |
| Icelandic | Fjólustari |
| Irish | Druid shailchuachach |
| Italian | Storno ametista |
| Japanese | シロハラムクドリ, フジイロシロハラテリムク |
| Latvian | ametista strazds |
| Lithuanian | Baltapilvis varnėnas, trumpauodegis varnėnas |
| Norwegian | ametyststær, Fiolettryggstær |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Ametyststare |
| Polish | blyszczak ametystowy, ametyszczak, błyszczak ametystowy |
| Portuguese | Estorninho de dorso violeta, Estorninho-de-dorso-violeta, estorninho-ametista, Estorinho-de-dorso-violeta, Estorninho-ametista |
| Romanian | Graur ametist |
| Russian | Аметистовый скворец, Аметистовый короткохвостый скворец |
| Serbian | Ametistni čvorak |
| Slovak | Ékorec bielobruchý, liskavec bielobruchý |
| Slovenian | Vijoličasti škorec |
| Spanish | Estornino Violeta, Estornino amatista, Estornino Blanquiviolado |
| Swahili | Kwenzi Mgongo-mzambarau |
| Swedish | ametiststare |
| Tsonga | Xinwavulombe |
| Turkish | Ak-karınlı Sığırcık, Ak Karınlı Sığırcık |
| Ukrainian | шпак-куцохвіст аметистовий |
| Welsh | Drudwen amethyst |