The Violet-backed Lifer! - a photo on Flickriver

            Featured on Flickr Explore #394 on 2021-07-08

The violet-backed starling (Cinnyricinclus leucogaster), also known as the plum-coloured starling or amethyst starling, 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.
The diet of the violet-backed starling includes fruits, seeds and arthropods. It sometimes hawks for insects in a manner similar to flycatchers. It largely feeds in the canopy, seldom foraging on the ground.

This beautiful Starling was captured during a photography safari on a game drive inside Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania.

Taken in: Tanzania / Arusha / Ngorongoro / Maduka (show map)

Taken on: January 31, 2020

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Camera: Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, f/7.1, 1/250 sec, 560mm, ISO 320 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Lens:	EF200-400mm f/4L IS USM
Aperture:	f/7.1
Exposure Time:	0.004 sec (1/250)
Focal Length:	560mm
ISO:	320
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 22.1 (Macintosh)
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