Starthroat
The starthroats in Heliomaster is a hummingbird genus in the subfamily Trochilinae.
Species
The genus contains the following species:| Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
| Plain-capped starthroat | Heliomaster constantii | western Mexico,, to southern Costa Rica | |
| Long-billed starthroat | Heliomaster longirostris | southern Mexico to Panama, from Colombia south and east to Bolivia and Brazil, and on Trinidad | |
| Stripe-breasted starthroat | Heliomaster squamosus | eastern and southeastern Brazil. | |
| Blue-tufted starthroat | Heliomaster furcifer | Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and possibly Ecuador. |