The black-bellied starling (''Notopholia corusca'') is a species of
starling
Starlings are small to medium-sized passerine (perching) birds known for the often dark, glossy iridescent sheen of their plumage; their complex vocalizations including mimicking; and their distinctive, often elaborate swarming behavior, know ...
in the family
Sturnidae. 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.
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*Black-bellied (glossy) starling â€
Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds
Sturnidae
Birds of East Africa
Birds described in 1835
Taxa named by Alexander von Nordmann
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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