Stripe-breasted starthroat

The stripe-breasted starthroat (Heliomaster squamosus) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae.

Stripe-breasted starthroat
SE Brazil (male)
SE Brazil (female)

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Heliomaster
Species:
H. squamosus
Binomial name
Heliomaster squamosus
Temminck, 1823

It is found only in regions of eastern and southeastern Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and heavily degraded former forest.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Heliomaster squamosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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