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 Lake Nakuru National Park
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
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
Slender-billed Starling
Onychognathus tenuirostris
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
Uraeginthus bengalus
Northern Anteater-Chat
Myrmecocichla aethiops
Grey-backed Fiscal
Lanius excubitoroides
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Rattling Cisticola
Cisticola chiniana
📅 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 Lake Nakuru National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Hildebrandt's Starling sighting in Lake Nakuru National Park, based on 16 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Hildebrandt's Starling in Lake Nakuru National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Hildebrandt's Starling in Lake Nakuru National Park in our monthly data.