Hildebrandt's Starling is a species of
starling named for
Johannes Hildebrandt, a German collector who was the first European to obtain specimens. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania, where it occupies open
woodland and open
thornbrush country between 500 and 2,200 m (1,600 and 7,200 ft). Male and female adults appear identical, both having bright
iridescent blue plumage on the upper body and upper surfaces with an orange-
buff to
rufous breast and belly. The juveniles are quite different, with charcoal grey upperparts and chestnut brown lowerparts.
Photo: Noel Feans