Where does the Violet-backed Starling live?
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster has 94,821 records in 49 countries and territories, from 1854 to 2026. Most records come from South Africa.
- 94,821 records
- 49 places
- 134 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesPasseriformesSturnidaeCinnyricinclus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: November. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 53,605 | |
| Kenya | 7,715 | |
| Namibia | 4,825 | |
| Zimbabwe | 4,190 | |
| Uganda | 3,734 | |
| Zambia | 3,683 | |
| Tanzania | 3,540 | |
| Ghana | 1,946 | |
| Botswana | 1,641 | |
| Mozambique | 1,505 | |
| Nigeria | 1,387 | |
| Eswatini | 1,363 | |
| DR Congo | 1,033 | |
| Malawi | 916 | |
| Rwanda | 705 | |
| Ethiopia | 690 | |
| Angola | 481 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 357 | |
| Gambia | 278 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 215 | |
| Benin | 196 | |
| Cameroon | 138 | |
| Guinea | 99 | |
| Senegal | 99 | |
| Gabon | 78 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 75 | |
| Sierra Leone | 74 | |
| Congo | 44 | |
| Central African Republic | 35 | |
| Djibouti | 35 | |
| Yemen | 26 | |
| Burkina Faso | 18 | |
| Somalia | 12 | |
| Liberia | 11 | |
| Eritrea | 9 | |
| Mali | 9 | |
| Togo | 8 | |
| Niger | 7 | |
| Burundi | 6 | |
| Sudan | 6 |
Showing the top 40 of 49 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Sturnidae.
European Starling
28,287,340 records
Common Myna
3,562,489 records
Spotless Starling
1,087,453 records
Javan Myna
486,537 records
Jungle Myna
333,150 records
Cape Starling
323,908 records
Asian Pied Starling
309,378 records
Red-winged Starling
263,683 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.