Violet-backed Starling
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilySturnidae (Starlings)
- GenusCinnyricinclus
- SpeciesCinnyricinclus leucogaster (Violet-backed Starling)
Closest Relatives at Kidepo Valley National Park
Rüppell's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis purpuroptera
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
Greater Blue-eared Starling
Lamprotornis chalybaeus
Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis chloropterus
Bronze-tailed Glossy-Starling
Lamprotornis chalcurus
Red-winged Starling
Onychognathus morio
Wattled Starling
Creatophora cinerea
Purple Glossy-Starling
Lamprotornis purpureus
Splendid Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis splendidus
Piapiac
Ptilostomus afer
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
Uraeginthus bengalus
Yellow-billed Shrike
Corvinella corvina
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Violet-backed Starling in Kidepo Valley National Park?
About 10% of visitor-days record a Violet-backed Starling sighting in Kidepo Valley National Park, based on 30 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Violet-backed Starling in Kidepo Valley National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Violet-backed Starling in Kidepo Valley National Park in our monthly data.