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Violet-backed Starling
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
ML201886611
eBird checklist S65199614
Report
rating 5
6 ratings
Robert Humphries
12 Nov 2016
Limpopo, South Africa
Media notes
Violet-backed Starling male, perching after eating ants. Mphongolo Loop. This ma
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Violet-backed Starling
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
ML354133001
eBird checklist S91684784
Report
rating 5
4 ratings
GARY DOUGLAS
12 Jul 2021
Mara, Tanzania
Age and sex
Adult Female - 1; Adult Male - 1
Violet-backed Starling
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
ML215921661
eBird checklist S64823079
Report
rating 5
4 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
14 Apr 2019
Western, Gambia
Media notes
A male visiting a watering point.
Age and sex
Adult Male - 1
Violet-backed Starling
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
ML215921601
eBird checklist S64823079
Report
rating 5
3 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
14 Apr 2019
Western, Gambia
Media notes
Slow motion view of a male drinking on a watering point and flying away.
Age and sex
Adult Male - 1
Violet-backed Starling
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
ML201316841
eBird checklist S65091152
Report
rating 4
8 ratings
Gregory Askew
13 Apr 2019
‘Asir, Saudi Arabia
Media notes
Male Violet-backed Starling. Recorded in Wadi Reema, northwest of Abha, Saudi Ar
…
Violet-backed Starling
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
ML389691151
eBird checklist S97731307
Report
rating 5
1 rating
GARY DOUGLAS
17 Nov 2021
Mara, Tanzania
Age and sex
Adult Male - 1
Behaviors
Vocalizing
Violet-backed Starling
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
ML354133021
eBird checklist S91684784
Report
rating 5
1 rating
GARY DOUGLAS
12 Jul 2021
Mara, Tanzania
Age and sex
Adult Male - 1
Violet-backed Starling
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
ML253385651
eBird checklist S72090609
Report
rating 5
1 rating
Robert Humphries
16 Jan 2020
Mpumalanga, South Africa
Violet-backed Starling
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
ML201249641
eBird checklist S64820821
Report
rating 3
4 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
18 Dec 2005
Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples, Ethiopia
Media notes
A male on a tree, feeding on a fruit. Elevation: 1684 m. Date added to IBC: June
…
Behaviors
Foraging or eating
Violet-backed Starling
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
ML201095271
eBird checklist S65012550
Report
rating 3
4 ratings
David Jackson
31 Dec 2001
Limpopo, South Africa
Media notes
A female perched while another bird passes flying on the background. Elevation:
…
Behaviors
Flying
Violet-backed Starling
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
ML247212281
eBird checklist S71086484
Report
rating 4
1 rating
Greg Baker
30 Jan 2020
Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
Media notes
A male perched and just audibly calling.
Age and sex
Adult Male - 1
Behaviors
Vocalizing
Violet-backed Starling
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
ML244486721
eBird checklist S70194869
Report
rating 4
1 rating
Greg Baker
28 Jan 2020
Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
Media notes
A perched juvenile.
Age and sex
Juvenile, Unknown sex - 1
Violet-backed Starling
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
ML201990481
eBird checklist S65207764
Report
rating 3
10 ratings
Daniel Jimenez
12 Sep 2010
Central, Uganda
Media notes
eating figs. Between Lake Mburo and Lukaya. Elevation: 1159 m. Date added to IBC
…
Violet-backed Starling
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
ML523215531
eBird checklist S123085858
Report
rating 3
1 rating
Julien Birard
27 Nov 2022
Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe
Violet-backed Starling
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
ML248562551
eBird checklist S71307592
Report
rating 3
1 rating
Greg Baker
4 Feb 2020
Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
Media notes
A perched male.
Violet-backed Starling
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
ML201266801
eBird checklist S64819170
Report
rating 2
4 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
28 Jul 1998
Okavango, Namibia
Media notes
A male drinking and flying away. Elevation: 1009 m. Date added to IBC: August 7,
…
Behaviors
Flying
Violet-backed Starling
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
ML201260631
eBird checklist S64818912
Report
rating 2
4 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
9 Mar 2004
Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
Media notes
A male on a dead tree showing comfort behaviour and flying away. Elevation: 352
…
Behaviors
Flying
Violet-backed Starling
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
ML201049251
eBird checklist S64991305
Report
rating 2
4 ratings
Doug and Denise Norris
31 Jan 2018
Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
Media notes
Violet-backed Starling on an Euphorbia. Elevation: 883 m. Date added to IBC: Feb
…
Violet-backed Starling
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
ML436221
Report
rating 2
4 ratings
Gregory Griffith
6 Jul 1993
Rift Valley, Kenya
Media notes
ISCI:GG1_MDV011_148.
Violet-backed Starling
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
ML436197
Report
rating 2
4 ratings
Gregory Griffith
4 Jul 1993
Rift Valley, Kenya
Media notes
ISCI:GG1_MDV011_124.
Violet-backed Starling
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
ML615458243
eBird checklist S163160709
Report
Juan Sanabria
6 Jul 2023
Western, Uganda
Violet-backed Starling
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
ML615423172
eBird checklist S163160709
Report
Juan Sanabria
6 Jul 2023
Western, Uganda
Violet-backed Starling
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
ML495892421
eBird checklist S120439169
Report
Juan Sanabria
3 Jul 2022
Arusha, Tanzania
Violet-backed Starling
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
ML492703751
eBird checklist S120439169
Report
Juan Sanabria
3 Jul 2022
Arusha, Tanzania
Violet-backed Starling
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
ML432835771
eBird checklist S106309482
Report
Robert Hutchinson
10 Mar 2022
‘Asir, Saudi Arabia