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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

Foto
Photography ID: 537308
♀  Adult
Ciudad de Mendoza
Mendoza
Argentina
07/26/2014
Fernando Rasmussen
Foto
Photography ID: 441647
  Adult
Altas cumbres
Córdoba
Argentina
09/07/2014
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 197943
♂  Adult
Copina
Córdoba
Argentina
08/31/2014
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 165997
♂  Adult
Tanti
Córdoba
Argentina
09/14/2014
Aluminé Sangorrín
Foto
Photography ID: 165995
♂  Adult
Tanti
Córdoba
Argentina
09/14/2014
Aluminé Sangorrín
Foto
Photography ID: 134968
♂  Adult
Yavi
Jujuy
Argentina
02/02/2014
Luciano Acquaviva
Foto
Photography ID: 122742
♂  Adult
Potrerillos
Mendoza
Argentina
01/21/2014
Pablo Isola
Foto
Photography ID: 72729
♂  Adult
La Crucecita
Mendoza
Argentina
04/17/2014
Pablo Moreno
Foto
Photography ID: 72579
♂  Adult
Estancia Cerro Blanco
Córdoba
Argentina
07/27/2014
Fabrizio García
Foto
Photography ID: 72402
♀  Adult
Los Molles
Córdoba
Argentina
11/02/2014
Andres Espindola



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
21532427/12/2014ArgentinaCórdobaObservatorio Astronómico Bosque Alegre, Falda del CarmenAndres Espindola
21093315/12/2014ArgentinaCórdobaPlaya previa al inicio del sendero a cascada 3 Hornillos, Dique La QuebradaEugenia Boggiano
44383408/12/2014ArgentinaCórdobaParque Nacional Quebrada del CondoritoFernando Alberto Segura
27208604/12/2014ArgentinaTucumánPuesto Santa Rosa, Parque Nacional AconquijaFernando Alberto Segura
27204303/12/2014ArgentinaTucumánSector Los Chorizos, Parque Nacional AconquijaFernando Alberto Segura
44342102/12/2014ArgentinaTucumánParque Nacional AconquijaFernando Alberto Segura
20680530/11/2014ArgentinaMendozaPotrerillosMaría Alejandra Sosa
20373227/11/2014ArgentinaCatamarcaRío Pisavil, Aconquija (Las Estancias)Miguel Andina
21786924/11/2014ArgentinaMendozaPiedras Blancas, PotrerillosPablo Isola
29349717/11/2014ArgentinaMendozaPiedras Blancas, PotrerillosPablo Isola
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Red-tailed Comet (Sappho sparganurus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 16/03/2026.