Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogaster WitborsspreeuTurdus leucogaster Boddaert, 1783, Tabl. Pl. Enlum., p39; no locality = Ouidah (Benin), vide Gmelin, 1789, Syst. Nat., 1(2):819. leucogaster (Gr) = white belly. |
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Male with fresh plumage Stone Hills, Zimbabwe Photo Richard Peek (D) |
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| DISTRIBUTION: Sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal and Somalia, south to S Africa; br visitor to sw Arabian Peninsula. In s Africa, n and c Namibia, n and e Botswana, Zimbabwe, c and s Mozambique, Limpopo Province, Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Swaziland, KwaZulu-Natal and sporadically into E Cape as far south as Komga area7. |
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POPULATION & DEMOGRAPHY: Seasonally common to abundant. In s Mozambique, est > 10 000 birds20. Prey of Peregrine Falcon15. |
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MOVEMENTS & MIGRATIONS: Breeding intra-African migrant from tropical Africa10. Present mostly Sept-May7, but in north of region, small numbers year-round3,7. Moves locally, following fruiting cycles of trees. HABITAT: Savanna woodland and riverine forest. |
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