Hildebrandt's Starling
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Hildebrandt's Starling

Lamprotornis hildebrandti

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Arusha National Park
10 Verified records at Arusha National Park
June Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Hildebrandt's starling (Lamprotornis hildebrandti) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It forms a superspecies with and has previously been included in the same species as Shelley's starling, a migratory species ranging from Ethiopia and Somalia to Kenya. Both of these species have also been combined into a superspecies with the chestnut-bellied starling of West Africa. It was originally placed in the now defunct genus Notauges. The species is named after Johann Maria Hildebrandt, a German collector who was the first European to obtain specimens. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Hildebrandt's Starling sighting in Arusha National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Arusha National Park

Superb Starling
LC

Superb Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis superbus

5–10% · With luck
Rüppell's Glossy-starling
LC

Rüppell's Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis purpuroptera

<5% · Rare
Ashy Starling
LC

Ashy Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis unicolor

Insufficient data
Waller's Starling
LC

Waller's Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Onychognathus walleri

10–20% · With luck
Kenrick's Starling
LC

Kenrick's Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Poeoptera kenricki

10–20% · With luck
Red-winged Starling
LC

Red-winged Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Onychognathus morio

10–20% · With luck
Violet-backed Starling
LC

Violet-backed Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyricinclus leucogaster

10–20% · With luck
Abbott's Starling

Abbott's Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Poeoptera femoralis

5–10% · Rare
Wattled Starling
LC

Wattled Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Creatophora cinerea

<5% · Rare
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

70–80% · Very likely
Tropical Boubou

Tropical Boubou

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Laniarius major

60–70% · Likely
Northern Fiscal

Northern Fiscal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius humeralis

60–70% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
5–10
May
5–10
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
2 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
3 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
4 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
5 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
6 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
7 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
8 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
9 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
10 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
11 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
12 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
13 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
14 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
15 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Hildebrandt's Starling in Arusha National Park?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Hildebrandt's Starling sighting in Arusha National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Hildebrandt's Starling in Arusha National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Hildebrandt's Starling in Arusha National Park in our monthly data.

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