Jun 21, 2025
Starthroat (Heliomaster)
Which is the best bird?
Plain-capped starthroat
Long-billed starthroat
Stripe-breasted starthroat
Blue-tufted starthroat
Voting ended onJun 28, 2025
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Starthroat (Heliomaster)
Which is the best bird?
Plain-capped starthroat
Long-billed starthroat
Stripe-breasted starthroat
Blue-tufted starthroat
Heliomaster constantii by Víctor Manuel Espinosa
Stripe-breasted Starthroat (White-striped Hummingbird, Colibrí Escamoso)
Heliomaster squamosus (Apodiformes - Trochilidae), the Stripe-breasted Starthroat, is a beautiful hummingbird native to eastern and southeastern Brazil, which also has occasional records in Argentina.
References: [1] - [2]
Photo credit: [Top: ©Ciro Albano | Locality: Mucugê, Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, NE Brazil] - [Bottom: ©jarbas | Locality: Serra da Canastra, Vargem Bonita, Minas Gerais, Brazil]