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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

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Photography ID: 380446
♂  Adult
Quebrada del Toro
Salta
Argentina
01/23/2020
Silvina Collado
Foto
Photography ID: 221081
♂  Adult
Cuesta de Miranda
La Rioja
Argentina
09/21/2017
Silvina Collado



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
202763228/04/2024ArgentinaSaltaRuta Nacional 40 (-25,437480, -66,276528)Silvina Collado
202742027/04/2024ArgentinaSaltaAvenida Ingeniero Mario Banchik 41 (-24,791548, -65,730512)Silvina Collado
202674525/04/2024ArgentinaJujuyRuta Provincial 6 (-24,126972, -64,404252)Silvina Collado
179714524/07/2023ArgentinaSaltaVía sin nombre (-22,102668, -63,737023)Silvina Collado
172554820/02/2023ArgentinaCórdobaCalle Blas Diaz (-31,396655, -64,576388)Silvina Collado
167666119/11/2022ArgentinaJujuyParque Provincial Potrero de YalaSilvina Collado
136138825/01/2021ArgentinaJujuyReserva Natural Privada Ecoportal de PiedraSilvina Collado
118238623/01/2020ArgentinaSaltaQuebrada del ToroSilvina Collado
62113221/09/2017ArgentinaLa RiojaCuesta de MirandaSilvina Collado
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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.