Violet-backed Starling
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Violet-backed Starling

Cinnyricinclus leucogaster

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Kibale National Park
349 Verified records at Kibale National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The violet-backed starling (Cinnyricinclus leucogaster), also known as the plum-coloured starling or amethyst starling, or Ndambamukula in the Venda language, is a relatively small species (17 cm) of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is the only member of the genus Cinnyricinclus. This strongly sexually dimorphic species is found widely in the woodlands and savannah forest edges of mainland sub-Saharan Africa. It is rarely seen on the ground, but instead found in trees and other locations away from the ground. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Violet-backed Starling sighting in Kibale National Park, based on 349 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kibale National Park

Purple-headed Starling
LC

Purple-headed Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hylopsar purpureiceps

30–40% · Possible
Splendid Glossy-starling
LC

Splendid Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis splendidus

10–20% · With luck
Rüppell's Glossy-starling
LC

Rüppell's Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis purpuroptera

5–10% · With luck
Narrow-tailed Starling
LC

Narrow-tailed Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Poeoptera lugubris

<5% · Rare
Waller's Starling
LC

Waller's Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Onychognathus walleri

<5% · Rare
Chestnut-winged Starling
LC

Chestnut-winged Starling

Bird

Onychognathus fulgidus

<5% · Rare
Stuhlmann's Starling
LC

Stuhlmann's Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Poeoptera stuhlmanni

<5% · Rare
Purple Glossy-Starling
LC

Purple Glossy-Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis purpureus

<5% · Rare
Greater Blue-eared Starling
LC

Greater Blue-eared Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis chalybaeus

<5% · Rare
Slender-billed Starling
LC

Slender-billed Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Onychognathus tenuirostris

<5% · Rare
Wattled Starling
LC

Wattled Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Creatophora cinerea

Insufficient data
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

60–70% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
5–10
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
10–20
Aug
20–30
Sep
10–20
Oct
20–30
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
20–30%
2 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
3 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
4 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
5 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
6 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
7 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
10–20%
8 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
9 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
10 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
11 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
12 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
13 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
14 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
15 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
16 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
17 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
18 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
19 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
20 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
5–10%
21 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
22 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
23 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
24 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
25 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
26 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
5–10%
27 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
28 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
29 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
5–10%
30 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
31 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
32 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
33 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
34 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
35 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
36 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
37 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
38 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
39 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
40 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
41 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
42 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
43 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
44 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
45 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
Insufficient data
46 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
47 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
48 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Violet-backed Starling in Kibale National Park?

About 18% of wildlife watchers report a Violet-backed Starling sighting in Kibale National Park, based on 349 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Violet-backed Starling in Kibale National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Violet-backed Starling in Kibale National Park in our monthly data.

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