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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
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Synonyms: Trochilus furcifer.


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Latest feeding records
Feeding
GroupSpeciesDateUser
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
PlantsPalán Palán (Nicotiana glauca)25/06/2024Pablo Capovilla
PlantsAzota Caballo (Luehea divaricata)11/02/2022María Alejandra Sosa
Is consumed, preyed upon or captured by
GroupSpeciesDateUser
BirdsEsparvero Común (Accipiter striatus)01/10/2010Carlos Carmona



Number of Photography: 799

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
Foto
Photography ID: 672040
♂  Adult
Gualeguaychu centro
Entre Ríos
Argentina
02/07/2026
Gustavo Puente
Foto
Photography ID: 671678
♀  Adult
Parque Nacional El Palmar
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/13/2026
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 671012
♀  Adult
Tanti
Córdoba
Argentina
01/21/2026
Damián Carnevale
Foto
Photography ID: 671009
♂  Adult
Tanti
Córdoba
Argentina
01/30/2026
Damián Carnevale



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Number of Films: 13


Video ID: 6644
♂  Immature
Santa Fe
Santa Fe
Argentina
04/29/2025
Pablo Capovilla
Video ID: 5620
♂  Juvenile
Córdoba
Córdoba
Argentina
04/24/2023
Eduardo Cusano
Video ID: 5619
♂  Juvenile
Córdoba
Córdoba
Argentina
04/24/2023
Eduardo Cusano



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Number of Records: 1967



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
244007628/02/202608:07ArgentinaSanta Fe1º de Mayo 908, Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz1Gustavo Fernando Durán
244053618/02/2026ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresCostanera Norte, Reserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria - Costanera Norte (RECU-CN)1Gabriel Carbajales
243483617/02/202608:39ArgentinaCórdobaLa Para1Gustavo Fernando Durán
243241411/02/2026ArgentinaLa RiojaBarrio Facundo Quiroga, Ciudad de La RiojaCarlos De Biagi
242976407/02/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosCiudad Gualeguaychú centro, Gualeguaychu centroGustavo Puente
242680402/02/202610:20ArgentinaEntre RíosRemedios Escalada De San Martin 1205, Concordia1María Alejandra Sosa
242695730/01/2026ArgentinaCórdobaTantiDamián Carnevale
243913426/01/2026ArgentinaCórdobaRoberto Barany 5930, CórdobaPablo Eguia
242620226/01/2026ArgentinaCórdobaReserva Natural Quisquisacate, Comuna San RoqueAdrian Braidotti
242087625/01/202617:02ArgentinaCórdobaCostanera Lago 1005Graciela Vega
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Blue-tufted Starthroat (Heliomaster furcifer) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.