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Blue-tufted Starthroat

Heliomaster furcifer
(Shaw, G, 1812)
Picaflor de Barbijo
Bico-reto-azul
Family: Trochilidae
Order: Apodiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Trochilus furcifer.


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Latest feeding records
Feeding
GroupSpeciesDateUser
PlantsMalvavisco (Abutilon grandifolium)02/04/2026Pablo Capovilla
PlantsSacha Huasca (Dolichandra cynanchoides)27/03/2026Pablo Capovilla
PlantsTumiñico (Lycium cestroides)18/01/2026Daniel Oscar Serra
PlantsCeibo (Erythrina crista-galli)12/01/2026Pablo Capovilla
PlantsPalo Borracho Blanco (Ceiba chodatii)05/04/2025Pablo Capovilla
PlantsCeibo (Erythrina crista-galli)05/04/2025Pablo Capovilla
PlantsPeine De Mono (Amphilophium carolinae)08/01/2025Pablo Capovilla
PlantsDondiego De Noche (Mirabilis jalapa)14/12/2024Pablo Capovilla
PlantsPeine De Mono (Amphilophium carolinae)19/10/2024Pablo Capovilla
PlantsFlor De San Juan (Pyrostegia venusta)21/07/2024Pablo Capovilla
Is consumed, preyed upon or captured by
GroupSpeciesDateUser
BirdsEsparvero Común (Accipiter striatus)01/10/2010Carlos Carmona



Number of Photography: 809

Foto
Photography ID: 681271
  Adult
Capital
Córdoba
Argentina
03/15/2026
Facundo Carretero
Foto
Photography ID: 681129
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional El Palmar
Entre Ríos
Argentina
03/22/2026
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 680436
♀  Adult
San Javier
Santa Fe
Argentina
03/21/2026
Carlos Valpreda
Foto
Photography ID: 680435
♂  Adult
San Javier
Santa Fe
Argentina
03/21/2026
Carlos Valpreda
Foto
Photography ID: 680434
♂  Adult
San Javier
Santa Fe
Argentina
03/21/2026
Carlos Valpreda
Foto
Photography ID: 679776
♂  Adult
Ciudad de La Rioja
La Rioja
Argentina
03/24/2026
Carlos De Biagi
Foto
Photography ID: 679304
♂  Juvenile
Capilla del Monte
Córdoba
Argentina
03/22/2026
Martín Lépez
Foto
Photography ID: 678128
♂  Juvenile
Ciudad de La Rioja
La Rioja
Argentina
03/14/2026
Carlos De Biagi
Foto
Photography ID: 677851
♀  Adult
Córdoba
Córdoba
Argentina
03/12/2026
Daniel Oscar Serra
Foto
Photography ID: 677850
♀  Adult
Córdoba
Córdoba
Argentina
03/12/2026
Daniel Oscar Serra
Foto
Photography ID: 673441
  Adult
Departamento Federación
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/22/2025
Cesar D Agostino
Foto
Photography ID: 672757
♂  Adult
Ciudad de La Rioja
La Rioja
Argentina
02/11/2026
Carlos De Biagi



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Number of Films: 15





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Number of Records: 1987



Page 1 of 199
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
245526102/04/2026ArgentinaSanta FeLehemann 330, Esperanza1Pablo Capovilla
245410929/03/2026ArgentinaSantiago del EsteroParque Sur1Rodolfo Domnanovich
245546627/03/2026ArgentinaSanta FeCullen 905, Esperanza1Pablo Capovilla
245171225/03/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosEco Parque Salto Grande, Concordia6Pablo Bruni
245298224/03/2026ArgentinaLa RiojaBarrio Facundo Quiroga, Ciudad de La RiojaCarlos De Biagi
245144724/03/202609:35ArgentinaEntre RíosParque San Carlos, Concordia1Jorge La Grotteria
245139924/03/202609:35ArgentinaEntre RíosParque San Carlos, Concordia1María Alejandra Sosa
245078324/03/202614:51ArgentinaEntre RíosLago Salto Grande, Concordia3Patricia Beatriz Benitez
245032223/03/202617:52ArgentinaSanta FeAvenida de Circunvalación de Santa Fe, Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz1Gustavo Fernando Durán
245469922/03/2026ArgentinaSanta FeR. P. La Herminia, Dpto 9 de julio1Carlos Valpreda
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Blue-tufted Starthroat (Heliomaster furcifer) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 06/04/2026.