Hildebrandt's Starling
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Hildebrandt's Starling

Lamprotornis hildebrandti

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Meru National Park
1 Verified records at Meru National Park
☀️ 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 →

Closest Relatives at Meru National Park

Superb Starling
LC

Superb Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis superbus

80–90% · Very likely
Rüppell's Glossy-starling
LC

Rüppell's Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis purpuroptera

30–40% · Possible
Greater Blue-eared Starling
LC

Greater Blue-eared Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis chalybaeus

20–30% · Possible
Golden-breasted Starling
LC

Golden-breasted Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis regius

20–30% · Possible
Fischer's Starling
LC

Fischer's Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis fischeri

5–10% · With luck
Wattled Starling
LC

Wattled Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Creatophora cinerea

20–30% · Possible
Violet-backed Starling
LC

Violet-backed Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyricinclus leucogaster

5–10% · With luck
Red-winged Starling
LC

Red-winged Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Onychognathus morio

Insufficient data
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
LC

White-headed Buffalo-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dinemellia dinemelli

80–90% · Very likely
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
LC

White-browed Sparrow-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Plocepasser mahali

80–90% · Very likely
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

70–80% · Very likely
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
LC

Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bubalornis niger

70–80% · Very likely

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Hildebrandt's Starling at Meru National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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
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