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title: "Estorninho-de-dorso-violeta"
description: "Cinnyricinclus leucogaster — Aves. 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."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/violet-backed-starling
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Estorninho-de-dorso-violeta

> Cinnyricinclus leucogaster — Aves. 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.

- Scientific name: *Cinnyricinclus leucogaster*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `savanna` (Savana)
- iNaturalist observations: 2820
- Wikidata: [Q694756](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q694756)
- iNaturalist taxon: [15030](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/15030)

## Names

- en: Violet-backed Starling
- de: Amethystglanzstar
- es: Estornino Amatista
- fr: Étourneau améthyste
- it: Storno ametista
- nl: Amethistspreeuw
- pt: Estorninho-de-dorso-violeta
- pl: Ametyszczak

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (1362), KE (183), TZ (162), ZM (139), ZW (107), NA (95), MW (74), BJ (52), UG (51), ET (44), BW (42), AO (36)

## Summary

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.

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

## Photo

![Estorninho-de-dorso-violeta](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/violet-backed-starling/medium.jpg)

Photo: Kelly Abram · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/333457379

## Machine access

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