Hildebrandt’s starling (Lamprotornis hildebrandti)Hildebrandt’s starling is a sp

Hildebrandt’s starling (Lamprotornis hildebrandti)

Hildebrandt’s starling is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. Hildebrandt’s starling is found in Kenya and Tanzania, where it occupies open country between 500 to 2,200 m. Its habitat is open woodland and open thornbrush country. Hildebrandt’s starling is 18 cm in length and weighs 50 to 69 g. The diet of Hildebrandt’s starling is a combination of insects and fruit, with insects apparently being the more important constituent. It usually feeds on the ground, in pairs and small flocks, and will readily follow large mammals and catch prey flushed by their movement. It also joins mixed flocks of other starlings.

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