Male VIOLET-BACKED STARLING (Cinnyricinclus leucogaster) - ©N.C. Zoo Photo
The Violet-backed Starling, also known as the Plum-coloured Starling or Amethyst Starling, is a relatively small species of starling in the Sturnidae family. This strongly sexually dimorphic species is found widely in woodland of mainland sub-Saharan Africa.
- Amethyst Starlings inhabit woodland, savanna forest edges and riverine habitat. Much if their time is spent in the treetops in the wild and are rarely seen on the ground.
- Amethyst Starlings are sexually dimorphic, females are brown.
- The female usually incubates the 2-4 pale blue (with reddish-brown spots) for 12-14 days, and the male helps to feed the young, which fledge after 21 days.
Fact Source:
http://www.nfss.org/Birds/Species/Softbill/Starlings/Amethyst.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violet-backed_Starling
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