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 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Amazilia tzacatl
Stripe-throated Hermit
Phaethornis striigularis
Violet-crowned Woodnymph
Thalurania colombica
Blue-chested Hummingbird
Polyerata amabilis
White-necked Jacobin
Florisuga mellivora
Bronzy Hermit
Glaucis aeneus
Green-breasted Mango
Anthracothorax prevostii
Purple-crowned Fairy
Heliothryx barroti
Band-tailed Barbthroat
Threnetes ruckeri
Long-billed Hermit
Phaethornis longirostris
Blue-throated Sapphire
Chlorestes eliciae
Stripe-tailed Hummingbird
Eupherusa eximia
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Long-billed Starthroat at Bastimentos Island National Marine 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