Blue-tufted Starthroat

Heliomaster furcifer (Shaw, 1812)

13–13 cmLength5.4 gWeight

The blue-tufted starthroat (Heliomaster furcifer) is a species of hummingbird in the "mountain gems", tribe Lampornithini in subfamily Trochilinae.

Busiest months: October · Most records: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: October · Most records: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay

Blue-tufted Starthroat has been recorded at 129 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 5 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Casa ApachetaArgentina534 records
Gran Asunción – Parque Guasu MetropolitanoParaguay318 records
PE do EspinilhoBrazil178 records

More places

Reserva Gral. San MartínArgentina160 records
PN Iberá – Portal Laguna IberáArgentina157 records
Área Natural Protegida Don SebastiánArgentina140 records
Poconé – Pousada PiuvalBrazil124 records
Reserva Natural Privada Eco-Portal de PiedraArgentina117 records
Reserva Natural Municipal Zanjón LoretoArgentina110 records
Jardín de PicafloresArgentina106 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Argentina Brazil Paraguay Bolivia Uruguay

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The blue-tufted starthroat (Heliomaster furcifer) is a species of hummingbird in the "mountain gems", tribe Lampornithini in subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and possibly Ecuador.

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Questions

How big is the Blue-tufted Starthroat?

The Blue-tufted Starthroat is about 13–13 cm long and weighs around 5.4 g.

Where does the Blue-tufted Starthroat live?

Its breeding range: South America: Bolivia and southwestern Brazil to northern Argentina, southeastern Brazil and Uruguay. It is most often recorded in Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.