Violet-backed Starling
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster(Boddaert, P, 1783)
English (US) Violet-backed Starling
The Violet-backed Starling (Cinnyricinclus leucogaster) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Sturnidae (Rhabdornis, Starlings, and Mynas) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Violet-backed Starling
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Cinnyricinclus leucogaster leucogaster
- Cinnyricinclus leucogaster arabicus
- Cinnyricinclus leucogaster verreauxi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Turdus leucogaster
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
- Type locality
- No locality (Whidah, fide Gmelin, = Dahomey).
- Original description
- Table des planches enluminéez d'histoire naturelle de M. D'Aubenton p.39
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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