Violet-backed Starling
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Cinnyricinclus leucogaster (Boddaert, 1783) |
The Violet-backed Starling (Cinnyricinclus leucogaster) is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family. It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Israel, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda,Saudi Arabia,Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
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- BirdLife International 2004. Cinnyricinclus leucogaster. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.