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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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Photography ID: 248570
♂  Adult
Cuesta de Lipán
Jujuy
Argentina
01/07/2018
Walter Liriel Gómez Umpierrez



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
174760608/04/2023ArgentinaTucumánRuta Provincial 311 (-26,237456, -65,364501)1Walter Liriel Gómez Umpierrez
174749607/04/2023ArgentinaTucumánVía sin nombre (-26,331222, -65,652725)1Walter Liriel Gómez Umpierrez
174746407/04/2023ArgentinaTucumánSan Pedro de Colalao1Walter Liriel Gómez Umpierrez
113949909/11/2019ArgentinaCórdobaParque Provincial ChancaníWalter Liriel Gómez Umpierrez
113945706/11/2019ArgentinaCórdobaReserva Natural Vaquerías (Valle Hermoso)Walter Liriel Gómez Umpierrez
97494815/09/2019ArgentinaJujuyParque Nacional Calilegua1Walter Liriel Gómez Umpierrez
97488114/09/2019ArgentinaJujuyParque Nacional Calilegua1Walter Liriel Gómez Umpierrez
97484713/09/2019ArgentinaJujuyRuta Provincial 83 (-23,649498, -64,937322)1Walter Liriel Gómez Umpierrez
97483913/09/2019ArgentinaJujuyParque Nacional Calilegua1Walter Liriel Gómez Umpierrez
97477812/09/2019ArgentinaJujuyParque Provincial Potrero de Yala2Walter Liriel Gómez Umpierrez
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Red-tailed Comet (Sappho sparganurus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 26/03/2026.