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title: "Black-bellied Starling"
description: "Notopholia corusca — Ptaki. The black-bellied starling (Notopholia corusca) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae, originally described by zoologist Alexander von Nordmann in 1835."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/black-bellied-starling
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Black-bellied Starling

> Notopholia corusca — Ptaki. The black-bellied starling (Notopholia corusca) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae, originally described by zoologist Alexander von Nordmann in 1835.

- Scientific name: *Notopholia corusca*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1353
- iNaturalist taxon: [979832](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/979832)

## Names

- en: Black-bellied Starling
- de: Schwarzbauchglanzstar
- es: Estornino ventrinegro
- fr: Choucador à ventre noir

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (1127), TZ (55), KE (53), MZ (8), SZ (3)

## Summary

The black-bellied starling (Notopholia corusca) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae, originally described by zoologist Alexander von Nordmann in 1835. It is found in Eswatini, Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe.
Their iris color changes by mood or behavior due to fluctuations in blood flow rates.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-bellied_starling

## Photo

![Black-bellied Starling](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/black-bellied-starling/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ludwig Muller · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/37872308

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/black-bellied-starling?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).