Long-billed Starthroat
Long-billed StarthroatLong-billed StarthroatLong-billed StarthroatLong-billed Starthroat

Long-billed Starthroat

Heliomaster longirostris

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Tortuguero National Park
3 Verified records at Tortuguero National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 Tortuguero National Park

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
LC

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Amazilia tzacatl

40–50% · Likely
Long-billed Hermit
LC

Long-billed Hermit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phaethornis longirostris

20–30% · Possible
Stripe-throated Hermit
LC

Stripe-throated Hermit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phaethornis striigularis

10–20% · With luck
Bronzy Hermit
LC

Bronzy Hermit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Glaucis aeneus

5–10% · With luck
Violet-crowned Woodnymph
LC

Violet-crowned Woodnymph

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalurania colombica

5–10% · With luck
Green-breasted Mango
LC

Green-breasted Mango

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthracothorax prevostii

5–10% · With luck
White-necked Jacobin
LC

White-necked Jacobin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Florisuga mellivora

<5% · Rare
Band-tailed Barbthroat
LC

Band-tailed Barbthroat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Threnetes ruckeri

<5% · Rare
Blue-chested Hummingbird

Blue-chested Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Polyerata amabilis

<5% · Rare
Blue-throated Sapphire
LC

Blue-throated Sapphire

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlorestes eliciae

<5% · Rare
Purple-crowned Fairy
LC

Purple-crowned Fairy

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Heliothryx barroti

<5% · Rare
Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer
LC

Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chalybura urochrysia

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Long-billed Starthroat at Tortuguero National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
2 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
3 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
4 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
5 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
6 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
7 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
5–10%
8 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
5–10%
9 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
5–10%
10 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
11 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
12 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
13 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
14 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
15 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
16 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
17 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
18 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
19 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
20 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
21 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
22 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
23 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
24 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
25 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
26 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
27 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
28 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
29 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
30 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
31 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
32 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
33 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
34 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
35 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
36 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
37 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
38 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
39 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
40 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
41 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
42 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
43 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
44 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
45 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
46 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
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