Genus:Cinnyricinclus
Description
Two distinctive starlings from Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. Both have a distinctive plumage pattern and spend most of their time in trees (unlike most other starlings).
Taxonomy
Cinnyricinclus is a genus in the family Sturnidae.
Abbott's Starling is placed in the genus Pholia by some authorities.1,2
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| C. leucogaster | Violet-backed Starling | ||
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist.
- Sinclair, I and P Ryan. 2003. Birds of Africa South of the Sahara. Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691118154
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2009. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 14: Bush-shrikes to Old World Sparrows. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553507
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Cinnyricinclus. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Cinnyricinclus
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