Long-billed Starthroat
Heliomaster longirostris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyTrochilidae (Hummingbirds)
- GenusHeliomaster (Starthroats)
- SpeciesHeliomaster longirostris (Long-billed Starthroat)
The long-billed starthroat (Heliomaster longirostris) is a species of hummingbird in the "mountain gems", tribe Lampornithini in subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Mexico, Central America, Trinidad, and all but the four southernmost countries of South America. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Chapada Diamantina National Park
Stripe-breasted Starthroat
Heliomaster squamosus
Glittering-bellied Emerald
Chlorostilbon lucidus
Hooded Visorbearer
Augastes lumachella
White-vented Violetear
Colibri serrirostris
Planalto Hermit
Phaethornis pretrei
Glittering-throated Emerald
Chionomesa fimbriata
Swallow-tailed Hummingbird
Eupetomena macroura
Horned Sungem
Heliactin bilophus
Violet-capped Woodnymph
Thalurania glaucopis
Reddish Hermit
Phaethornis ruber
Ruby-topaz Hummingbird
Chrysolampis mosquitus
Brown Violetear
Colibri delphinae
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Long-billed Starthroat at Chapada Diamantina National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there