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 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve
White-bellied Emerald
Chlorestes candida
Wedge-tailed Sabrewing
Pampa curvipennis
Buff-bellied Hummingbird
Amazilia yucatanensis
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Amazilia tzacatl
Green-breasted Mango
Anthracothorax prevostii
Canivet's Emerald
Cynanthus canivetii
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
Cinnamon Hummingbird
Amazilia rutila
Stripe-throated Hermit
Phaethornis striigularis
Purple-crowned Fairy
Heliothryx barroti
Long-billed Hermit
Phaethornis longirostris
Vaux's Swift
Chaetura vauxi
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Long-billed Starthroat at Calakmul Biosphere Reserve — 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