| Starthroat | |
|---|---|
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| Long-billed starthroat (Heliomaster longirostris) John Gould lithograph. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Tribe: | Lampornithini |
| Genus: | Heliomaster Bonaparte, 1850 |
| Type species | |
| Ornismya angelae [1] Lesson, 1833 | |
| Species | |
4, see text | |
The starthroats in Heliomaster is a hummingbird genus in the subfamily Trochilinae.
The genus contains the following species: [2]
| Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Plain-capped starthroat | Heliomaster constantii | western Mexico, (the Sierra Madre Occidentals), to southern Costa Rica |
 | Long-billed starthroat | Heliomaster longirostris | southern Mexico to Panama, from Colombia south and east to Bolivia and Brazil, and on Trinidad |
 | Stripe-breasted starthroat | Heliomaster squamosus | eastern and southeastern Brazil. |
 | Blue-tufted starthroat | Heliomaster furcifer | Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and possibly Ecuador. |
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