violet-backed starling (English, noun)
expansion: violet-backed starling (plural violet-backed starlings)
Senses:
glosses: Cinnyricinclus leucogaster, a relatively small species (17 cm) of starling, the male of which has an iridescent violet head and back and pure white underparts, and the female a thrush-like appearance with brown, boldly-streaked upper parts and white, heavily-streaked underparts.
Forms:
form: violet-backed starlings
tags: plural