Blue-tufted Starthroat (Heliomaster furcifer)

Blue-tufted Starthroat, a reference photo — Photo: Bevalet, L.; Mulsant, Martial Étienne; Verreaux, Edouard. · Public domain

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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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Blue-tufted Starthroat being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Heliomaster squamosus
Anthracothorax dominicus
Anthracothorax aurulentus
Heliomaster constantii

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Heliomaster
Species: Heliomaster furcifer

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