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Red-tailed Comet

Sappho sparganurus
(Shaw, G, 1812)
Picaflor Cometa
Family: Trochilidae
Order: Apodiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Sappho sparganura, Trochilus sparganurus.

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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 410359
♂  Adult
Villa Los Aromos
Córdoba
Argentina
08/23/2020
Andres Espindola
Foto
Photography ID: 410358
♂  Adult
Villa Los Aromos
Córdoba
Argentina
08/23/2020
Andres Espindola
Foto
Photography ID: 401172
♀  Adult
Villa Los Aromos
Córdoba
Argentina
05/17/2020
Andres Espindola
Foto
Photography ID: 191326
  Adult
Camino Altas Cumbres
Córdoba
Argentina
01/23/2017
Andres Espindola
Foto
Photography ID: 146452
♂  Adult
Purmamarca
Jujuy
Argentina
03/26/2016
Andres Espindola
Foto
Photography ID: 122175
♀  Adult
Embalse Los Molinos
Córdoba
Argentina
10/26/2015
Andres Espindola
Foto
Photography ID: 106645
♀  Adult
Alta Gracia
Córdoba
Argentina
07/16/2015
Andres Espindola
Foto
Photography ID: 72402
♀  Adult
Los Molles
Córdoba
Argentina
11/02/2014
Andres Espindola
Foto
Photography ID: 26019
♀  Adult
Alta Gracia
Córdoba
Argentina
08/19/2013
Andres Espindola



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 Detail of places sorted by number of records







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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
241856917/01/2026ArgentinaCórdobaPuesto Ur-mendia, Pampa de Achala1Andres Espindola
194345009/01/2024ArgentinaCórdobaAcceso Parque Nacional Quebrada del Condorito, Parque Nacional Quebrada del Condorito2Andres Espindola
147993311/10/2021ArgentinaLa RiojaEstación 4 del Cable Carril, Chilecito12Andres Espindola
147963208/10/2021ArgentinaLa RiojaFamatina2Andres Espindola
128319623/08/2020ArgentinaCórdobaSeccion Isla, Villa Los Aromos1Andres Espindola
128094617/08/2020ArgentinaCórdobaJosé de la Quintana1Andres Espindola
126400417/05/2020ArgentinaCórdobaCerro de la Cruz, Villa Los AromosAndres Espindola
124433816/05/2020ArgentinaCórdobaCerro de la Cruz, Villa Los Aromos2Andres Espindola
124040902/05/2020ArgentinaCórdobaSeccion Isla, Villa Los Aromos1Andres Espindola
113548916/11/2019ArgentinaCórdobaCamino al Cerro Champaquí4Andres Espindola
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Red-tailed Comet (Sappho sparganurus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 22/03/2026.