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Long-billed Starthroat
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Hummingbirds & swifts

Long-billed Starthroat

Heliomaster longirostris (Audebert & Vieillot, 1801)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishLong-billed Starthroat
DutchLangsnavelsterkeelkolibrie
SpanishColibrí Picudo Coroniazul
Chinese长嘴星喉蜂鸟
Sranan Tongokorke (general name for the group)
Sranan Tongolonkriki (general name for the group)
Scientific nameHeliomaster longirostris (Audebert & Vieillot, 1801)

About this species

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.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderApodiformes
FamilyTrochilidae
GenusHeliomaster

In Suriname

10Records in Suriname
1966First record
2023Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Commewijne3
  • Sipaliwini3
  • Para2
  • Nickerie1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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