The black-bellied starling (Notopholia corusca) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in Eswatini, Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Sturnidae |
| Genus: | Notopholia Roberts, 1922 |
| Species: | N. corusca
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| Notopholia corusca (Nordmann, 1835)
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Their iris color changes by mood or behavior due to fluctuations in blood flow rates.[2][3][4][5]
References edit
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Notopholia corusca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22710661A94256024. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22710661A94256024.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ McCulloch, D. (1963). "Colour change in the iris of the Black-bellied starling Lamprotornis corruscus". Ostrich. 34: 177.
- ^ Britton, P.L.; Britton, H. (1970). "Eye colour of the black-bellied glossy starling". J. East Afr. Nat. Hist. Soc. Bull. 1970: 46.
- ^ Chittenden, H.; Myburgh, N. (1994). "Eye colour change in Black-bellied starlings". Birding South. Afr. 46: 117.
- ^ Craig, Adrian; Feare, C. J. (4 March 2020). Billerman, Shawn M.; Keeney, Brooke K.; Rodewald, Paul G.; Schulenberg, Thomas S. (eds.). "Black-bellied Starling (Notopholia corusca)". Birds of the World. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. doi:10.2173/bow.bbgsta1.01. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
External links edit
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- Black-bellied (glossy) starling – Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds
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