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Long-billed Starthroat

Heliomaster longirostris · Trochilidae · Apodiformes

Best monthsMar · Oct · Decmost records
Records17,840in 4 countries
Most seen inPanama9,075 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
Long-billed Starthroat
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About

Long-billed Starthroat in brief

The long-billed starthroat (Heliomaster longirostris) is a bird of the Trochilidae family — species of bird.

Across the 4 countries we cover it has 17,840 published records, most of them from Panama, Guatemala and Trinidad and Tobago. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in March, October and December.

Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.

Records by month

All countries combined · the strongest months highlighted
Where & when

When to look in each country

Panama9,075 records · best Mar, Oct
Guatemala4,064 records · best Feb, Mar
Trinidad and Tobago3,903 records · best Dec, Jan
El Salvador798 records · best Jul, Sep
Map

Where it has been recorded

Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.

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