Heliomaster
| Starthroats | |
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Long-billed starthroat (Heliomaster longirostris) John Gould lithograph. |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Subfamily: | Trochilinae |
| Genus: |
Heliomaster Bonaparte, 1850 |
| Species | |
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H. constantii (Delattre, 1843) |
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H. constantii (Delattre, 1843)
H. furcifer (Shaw, 1812)
H. longirostris (Audebert & Vieillot, 1801)
H. squamosus (Temminck, 1823)
Heliomaster is a hummingbird genus in the subfamily Trochilinae. They are commonly known as starthroats due to the males' ornamental plumage.
The genus contains the following species:
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