Stripe-breasted Starthroat
Heliomaster squamosus
LCLeast Concern Endemic to Brazil
- Family
- Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
- Order
- Apodiformes
Overview
The stripe-breasted starthroat (Heliomaster squamosus) is a species of hummingbird in the "mountain gems", tribe Lampornithini in subfamily Trochilinae. It is endemic to Brazil.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Eastern Brazil (Pernambuco to Bahia, Goiás, and São Paulo).
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Continents
Countries
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Stripe-breasted starthroat
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
