Black-bellied starling explained

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.

Their iris color changes by mood or behavior due to fluctuations in blood flow rates.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

External links

• Black-bellied (glossy) starling – Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds

Notes and References

1. McCulloch . D. . 1963 . Colour change in the iris of the Black-bellied starling Lamprotornis corruscus . Ostrich . 34 . 177.
2. Britton . P.L. . Britton . H. . 1970 . Eye colour of the black-bellied glossy starling . J. East Afr. Nat. Hist. Soc. Bull. . 1970 . 46.
3. Chittenden . H. . Myburgh . N. . 1994 . Eye colour change in Black-bellied starlings . Birding South. Afr. . 46 . 117.
4. Craig . Adrian . Black-bellied Starling (Notopholia corusca) . 2020-03-04 . Birds of the World . Billerman . Shawn M. . 2024-06-03 . Cornell Lab of Ornithology . en . 10.2173/bow.bbgsta1.01 . Feare . C. J. . Keeney . Brooke K. . Rodewald . Paul G. . Schulenberg . Thomas S..