Hildebrandt's Starling
Lamprotornis hildebrandti
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilySturnidae (Starlings)
- GenusLamprotornis (Glossy Starlings and Allies)
- SpeciesLamprotornis hildebrandti (Hildebrandt's Starling)
Closest Relatives at Amboseli National Park
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
Fischer's Starling
Lamprotornis fischeri
Greater Blue-eared Starling
Lamprotornis chalybaeus
Rüppell's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis purpuroptera
Wattled Starling
Creatophora cinerea
Red-winged Starling
Onychognathus morio
Violet-backed Starling
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
Fischer's Sparrow-Lark
Eremopterix leucopareia
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
Grassveld Pipit
Anthus cinnamomeus
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
Dinemellia dinemelli
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 11 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 12 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 13 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Hildebrandt's Starling in Amboseli National Park?
About 13% of visitor-days record a Hildebrandt's Starling sighting in Amboseli National Park, based on 126 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Hildebrandt's Starling in Amboseli National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Hildebrandt's Starling in Amboseli National Park in our monthly data.