Amethyst gloss star

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Amethyst gloss star
Male amethyst gloss star

Male amethyst gloss star

Systematics
Order : Passerines (Passeriformes)
Subordination : Songbirds (passeri)
Family : Starlings (Sturnidae)
Subfamily : Sturninae
Genre : Cinnyricinclus
Type : Amethyst gloss star
Scientific name of the  genus
Cinnyricinclus
Lesson , 1840
Scientific name of the  species
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
( Boddaert , 1783)

The Amethystglanzstar ( Cinnyricinclus leucogaster ) is a bird art from the family of Stare (Sturnidae). The body length of the animals is between 16 and 18 centimeters. He is the only representative of the genus Cinnyricinclus .

Appearance

The male amethyst gloss star has white abdominal plumage, the metallic violet shiny plumage on the back and head is particularly striking. The young birds and the female are brownish in color on the head and back. The belly is white with brown spots. The beak and legs of the birds are black.

female amethyst gloss star

distribution and habitat

This bird species is found in the southwest of the Arabian Peninsula and in sub- Saharan Africa . It inhabits the rainforests and savannahs, but is also found in parks and gardens of human settlements.

Way of life

The very sociable birds live together in colonies. The amethyst gloss star feeds on fruits, but also on insects, especially termites, which it catches on the fly. Depending on the area of ​​distribution, they are loyal to their location all year round or live nomadically.

Several amethyst starlings searching for food

Reproduction

The nest, which is composed of feathers, plant material and excrement, is created by the birds in caves of old trees. The female lays up to 6 eggs, which are incubated for up to 18 days. After about 3 weeks, the young will fledge.

Danger

Because of its widespread distribution and because this species is not known to be endangered, the IUCN (World Conservation Union) classifies this species as “ Least Concern ” .

Subspecies

So far, three subspecies are known:

literature

  • Christopher M. Perrins : The Great Encyclopedia of Birds. From the English, Orbis-Verlag, Munich 1996, ISBN 3-572-00810-7 , pp. 351, 353.
  • Christopher M. Perrins (Ed.): The FSVO encyclopedia birds of the world. Translated from the English by Einhard Bezzel. BLV, Munich / Vienna / Zurich 2004, ISBN 978-3-405-16682-3 , p. 531 (title of the original English edition: The New Encyclopedia Of Birds. Oxford University Press, Oxford 2003).
  • Pieter Boddaert: Table des planches enluminéez d'histoire naturelle de M. D'Aubenton: avec les denominations de MM de Buffon, Brisson, Edwards, Linnaeus et Latham, precedé d'une notice des principaux ouvrages zoologiques enluminés . NA, Utrecht 1783 ( biodiversitylibrary.org ).
  • Claude Henry Baxter Grant, Cyril Winthrop Mackworth-Praed: A new Race of Violet-backed Starling from Arabia . In: Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club . tape 63 , no. 445 , 1942, pp. 7 ( biodiversitylibrary.org ).
  • José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage in Otto Finsch and Gustav Hartlaub: Baron Carl Claus von der Decken's Travels in East Africa: The Birds of East Africa . tape 4 . CF Winter'sche Verlagshandlung, Leipzig, Heidelberg 1870 ( biodiversitylibrary.org ).

Web links

Commons : Amethyst Glanzstar ( Cinnyricinclus leucogaster )  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ IOC World Bird List Nuthatches, Wallcreeper, treecreepers, mockingbirds, starlings & oxpeckers.
  2. ↑ Pieter Boddaert, p. 39.
  3. ↑ Claude Henry Baxter Grant et al. a., p. 7.
  4. ↑ José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage, p. 867.