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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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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
105120318/01/2019ArgentinaJujuyLagunas de Yala, Parque Provincial Potrero de Yala1Julian Quillen Vidoz
105121816/01/2019ArgentinaSaltaSanta Victoria Oeste6Julian Quillen Vidoz
105122415/01/2019ArgentinaJujuyYavi (AICA JU24), Yavi2Julian Quillen Vidoz
105120910/01/2019ArgentinaSaltaCuesta del Obispo3Julian Quillen Vidoz
105120809/01/2019ArgentinaSaltaCuesta del Obispo2Julian Quillen Vidoz
105120209/01/2019ArgentinaSaltaCayafate, Cafayate2Julian Quillen Vidoz
105121908/01/2019ArgentinaTucumánCuesta Los Cardones, Tafí del Valle4Julian Quillen Vidoz
105122007/01/2019ArgentinaTucumánEl Infiernillo4Julian Quillen Vidoz
105121506/01/2019ArgentinaTucumánReserva Provincial Los Sosa2Julian Quillen Vidoz
105121602/01/2019ArgentinaCórdobaCopina, Punilla2Julian Quillen Vidoz
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Red-tailed Comet (Sappho sparganurus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 30/03/2026.