Long-billed Starthroat
Heliomaster longirostris(Audebert, JB; Vieillot, LJP, 1801)
English (US) Long-billed Starthroat
The Long-billed Starthroat (Heliomaster longirostris) 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 longirostris
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Long-billed Starthroat
- Described by
- (Audebert, JB; Vieillot, LJP, 1801)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Heliomaster longirostris pallidiceps
- Heliomaster longirostris longirostris
- Heliomaster longirostris albicrissa
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Trochilus longirostris
- Described by
- (Audebert, JB; Vieillot, LJP, 1801)
- Type locality
- West Indies, i.e. Trinidad.
- Original description
- Oiseaux dorés, ou à reflets métalliques 1 p.107 or (128), pl.59
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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