bird · Passeriformes · Sturnidae
Violet-backed Starling
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster (Boddaert, 1783) — also called VBST, plum-coloured starling. Occurrence records of the Violet-backed Starling are shared on GBIF from around 72 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all uMkhuze Game Reserve (1 705 records), in 5 provinces.
IUCN: Least concernSturnidae
72reserves with records
4 541records around them
5provinces
LCIUCN category
Where it is recorded
| Reserve | Province | Records |
|---|---|---|
| uMkhuze Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 1 705 |
| Rustenburg NatuurreservaatNature reserve | NW North West | 267 |
| Bonamanzi Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 257 |
| The WaterberryNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 251 |
| St. Lucia Game ParkNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 188 |
| Ithala Game ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 147 |
| Mahlathini Private Game ReservePrivate game reserve | LP Limpopo | 140 |
| Royal Natal National ParkNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 104 |
| Skyline Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 95 |
| Thornybush Game ReserveGame reserve | LP Limpopo | 82 |
| Krantzkloof Natuire ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 80 |
| Lapalala WildernessGame reserve | LP Limpopo | 72 |
| Paradise ValleyNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 70 |
| Mabula Game ReserveProtected area | LP Limpopo | 69 |
| False Bay ParkNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 69 |
| Krantzkloof Nature ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 64 |
| T.C. Robertson Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 63 |
| Marakele National ParkNational park | LP Limpopo | 51 |
| Thaba MoririNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 47 |
| Dikhololo Game ReserveGame reserve | NW North West | 45 |
| Manyoni Private Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 34 |
| Cumberland Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 34 |
| Steiltes nature reserveNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 34 |
| Palmiet Nature ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 33 |
| Modjadji Nature ReserveProtected area | LP Limpopo | 30 |
| Mabalingwe Game ReserveProtected area | LP Limpopo | 28 |
| MakulekeProtected area | LP Limpopo | 28 |
| Honey Trails: HikingNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 28 |
| Wild Rivers Private Nature ReserveNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 26 |
| Madikwe Game ReserveGame reserve | NW North West | 26 |
| Sodwana Bay National ParkNational park | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 21 |
| Sabi Sands Game ReserveNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 21 |
| Corridor Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 20 |
| Roosfontein Nature ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 20 |
| Selati Game ReserveGame reserve | LP Limpopo | 19 |
| Amatikulu Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 18 |
| Mountainlands Nature ReserveNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 16 |
| Ndumo Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 16 |
| Ratombo Nature ReserveNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 15 |
| Hluhluwe–iMfolozi ParkProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 11 |
| Zingela Safari & River CompanyProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 11 |
| Magaliesberg Biosphere ReserveBiosphere reserve | GP Gauteng | 11 |
| Tshukudu Private Game ReserveGame reserve | LP Limpopo | 11 |
| Crestholme Conservancy and Equestrian CentreWildlife sanctuary | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 11 |
| Harold Johnson Nature ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 9 |
| Hanover PrivaatnatuurreserweNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 9 |
| Nwanedi Provincial ParkNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 9 |
| Vergenoeg Nature Reserve & Hiking TrailNature reserve | NW North West | 9 |
| Entabeni Game ReserveGame reserve | LP Limpopo | 8 |
| Ann van Dyk Cheetah CentreWildlife sanctuary | NW North West | 8 |
| Bezhoek Private Nature ReservePrivate game reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 8 |
| Kgaswane Nature Reserve RustenburgNature reserve | NW North West | 8 |
| Vryheid Hill Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 8 |
| Lanner GorgeProtected area | LP Limpopo | 7 |
| Zimanga Private Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 6 |
| Chimp EdenGame reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 6 |
| Hazelmere Dam and Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 6 |
| Lion & Safari ParkGame reserve | GP Gauteng | 5 |
| 9 Highlands WildernessNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 5 |
| Zebra Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 5 |
and 12 more reserves with fewer records.
By province
- KwaZulu-Natal
- 33 reserves
- Limpopo
- 23 reserves
- North West
- 7 reserves
- Mpumalanga
- 5 reserves
- Gauteng
- 4 reserves
Taxonomy
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Sturnidae
- Scientific name
- Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
- GBIF taxon
- 2489057
- Wikidata
- Q694756
Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.