Starthroat
The starthroats in Heliomaster is a hummingbird genus in the subfamily Trochilinae.
| Starthroat | |
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| Long-billed starthroat (Heliomaster longirostris) John Gould lithograph. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Subfamily: | Trochilinae |
| Genus: | Heliomaster Bonaparte, 1850 |
| Species | |
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4, see text | |
Species
The genus contains the following species:[1]
| Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Plain-capped starthroat | Heliomaster constantii | western Mexico, (the Sierra Madre Occidentals), to southern Costa Rica |
_(16210613889).jpg) | Long-billed starthroat | Heliomaster longirostris | southern Mexico to Panama, from Colombia south and east to Bolivia and Brazil, and on Trinidad |
_01.jpg) | Stripe-breasted starthroat | Heliomaster squamosus | eastern and southeastern Brazil. |
.jpg) | Blue-tufted starthroat | Heliomaster furcifer | Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and possibly Ecuador. |
References
- "Heliomaster". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
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