Hildebrandt's Starling (Lamprotornis hildebrandti) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. The species is named for Johannes Hildebrandt, a German collector who was the first European to obtain specimens.
Hildebrandt's Starling is found in Kenya and Tanzania, where it occupies open country between 1,600–7,200 ft. Its habitat is open woodland and open thornbrush country. The species is often recorded as being uncommon, but it varies from being fairly common to fairly uncommon.
Hildebrandt's starling is 7.1 inches in length and weighs 1.8–2.4 oz. The adult has bright iridescent plumage on its upper body and upper surfaces. As in its relatives, this iridescence is derived from the interference of reflected light from regimented microscopic feather structures and not from pigments. The head is blue as are most of the upperparts, the wings are bronze-green with blue primaries, the throat and upper breast are glossy purple, and the tail is glossy blue-green. The middle breast and upper belly are orange-buff and the lower belly is rufous. The iris is orange-red, and the bill and legs are black. Male and female adults are identical in external appearance. The juveniles are quite different, with charcoal grey upperparts and chestnut brown lowerparts.
The species makes a number of calls and songs. Its song s a slow low "ch-rak ch-rak chee-chee-wee chee-wee rak rak rak". It also has an alarm call, "chu-ee" and has a contact call, "chule".