Stripe-breasted starthroat
Stripe-breasted starthroat | |
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SE Brazil (male) | |
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SE Brazil (female) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Apodiformes |
Family: | Trochilidae |
Genus: | Heliomaster |
Species: | H. squamosus
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Binomial name | |
Heliomaster squamosus Temminck, 1823
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The stripe-breasted starthroat (Heliomaster squamosus) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae.
It is found only in regions of eastern and southeastern Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and heavily degraded former forest.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Heliomaster squamosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22688141A93183968. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22688141A93183968.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
External links[]
- Stripe-breasted starthroat photo-High Res[dead link]; Article w/RangeMaps InfoNatura NatureServe[dead link]
- Stripe-breasted starthroat photo; Article & synopsis So.Amer. Birds
- Stripe-breasted starthroat videos on the Internet Bird Collection
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Heliomaster
- Birds of Brazil
- Endemic birds of Brazil
- Hummingbird species of South America
- Birds described in 1823
- Hummingbird stubs