Notopholia corrusca (Nordmann, 1835) is a animal in the Sturnidae family, order Passeriformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Notopholia corrusca (Nordmann, 1835)
Notopholia corrusca, the black-bellied starling, is a Sturnidae species native to parts of southern and eastern Africa, with mood-shifting iris color.
The black-bellied starling, with the accepted scientific name Notopholia corrusca, is a starling species belonging to the family Sturnidae. This species was originally described by zoologist Alexander von Nordmann in 1835. It occurs naturally in Eswatini, Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe. Changes in blood flow cause the iris color of this bird to shift based on its mood or behavior.
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Mino dumontii Lesson, 1827
Scissirostrum dubium (Latham, 1802)
Agropsar sturninus (Pallas, 1776)
Lamprotornis purpureus (Statius Muller, 1776)
Aplonis cantoroides (G.R.Gray, 1862)
Aplonis minor (Bonaparte, 1850)
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