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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
60763830/08/2017ArgentinaTucumánRacoSebastián Rozadilla
39746428/01/2016ArgentinaSaltaIruyaSebastián Rozadilla
35925027/10/2015ArgentinaMendozaPotrerillosSebastián Rozadilla
35014416/10/2015ArgentinaLa RiojaCuesta de MirandaSebastián Rozadilla
23073224/01/2015ArgentinaTucumánParque Sierra de San JavierSebastián Rozadilla
22907521/01/2015ArgentinaTucumánTafí del ValleSebastián Rozadilla
16135121/07/2014ArgentinaCórdobaCapilla del MonteSebastián Rozadilla
7660417/10/2013ArgentinaMendozaPotrerillosSebastián Rozadilla
6697129/07/2013ArgentinaJujuyParque Nacional CalileguaSebastián Rozadilla
6051017/05/2013ArgentinaLa RiojaParque Nacional TalampayaSebastián Rozadilla
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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.