Plain-capped Starthroat
Heliomaster constantii(Delattre, PA, 1843)
English (US) Plain-capped Starthroat
The Plain-capped Starthroat (Heliomaster constantii) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds) in the order Apodiformes.
- Scientific name
- Heliomaster constantii
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Plain-capped Starthroat
- Described by
- (Delattre, PA, 1843)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Heliomaster constantii pinicola
- Heliomaster constantii leocadiae
- Heliomaster constantii constantii
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ornismya constantii
- Described by
- (Delattre, PA, 1843)
- Type locality
- Guatemala, error, Bolson, Costa Rica, substituted by Griscom. antea, p, 210
- Original description
- L'Écho du Monde Savant (2), 10 no.45 col.1069,text
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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