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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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Latest feeding records
Is consumed, preyed upon or captured by
GroupSpeciesDateUser
PlantsTritoma (Kniphofia uvaria)21/02/2012Manuel Godoy



Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 671769
♀  Adult
La Carolina
San Luis
Argentina
01/21/2026
Manuel Godoy
Foto
Photography ID: 647177
♂  Adult
Ciudad de Mendoza
Mendoza
Argentina
08/06/2025
Manuel Godoy
Foto
Photography ID: 639997
♀  Immature
Ruta 13, Las Heras
Mendoza
Argentina
06/16/2025
Manuel Godoy
Foto
Photography ID: 628419
♂  Adult
Lujan de Cuyo
Mendoza
Argentina
03/27/2025
Manuel Godoy
Foto
Photography ID: 606622
♀  Adult
Estancia Punta del agua
Mendoza
Argentina
10/27/2024
Manuel Godoy
Foto
Photography ID: 597451
♂  Adult
Ciudad de Mendoza
Mendoza
Argentina
08/31/2024
Manuel Godoy
Foto
Photography ID: 588294
♀  Immature
Godoy Cruz
Mendoza
Argentina
06/15/2024
Manuel Godoy
Foto
Photography ID: 578091
♂  Adult
Godoy Cruz
Mendoza
Argentina
01/07/2024
Manuel Godoy
Foto
Photography ID: 289980
♀  Adult
Chicoana
Salta
Argentina
09/25/2018
Manuel Godoy
Foto
Photography ID: 277673
♂  Adult
Godoy Cruz
Mendoza
Argentina
06/30/2018
Manuel Godoy



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
242900621/01/2026ArgentinaSan LuisCiudad, La CarolinaManuel Godoy
233888406/08/2025ArgentinaMendozaParque General San Martin, Ciudad de MendozaManuel Godoy
230707916/06/2025ArgentinaMendozaEstancia Casa de Piedra, Ruta 13, Las HerasManuel Godoy
226692027/03/2025ArgentinaMendozaDique Cipolletti, Lujan de CuyoManuel Godoy
218057127/10/2024ArgentinaMendozaGodoy Cruz, Estancia Punta del aguaManuel Godoy
213827031/08/2024ArgentinaMendozaParque General San Martín, Ciudad de MendozaManuel Godoy
204794915/06/2024ArgentinaMendozaCementerio Parque Oasis de Paz, Godoy CruzManuel Godoy
201647107/01/2024ArgentinaMendozaBarrio San Ignacio, Godoy CruzManuel Godoy
81399625/09/2018ArgentinaSaltaReserva Cielo Verde, ChicoanaManuel Godoy
78437830/06/2018ArgentinaMendozaBarrio San Ignacio, Godoy CruzManuel Godoy
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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.