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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: 650221
♂  Adult
San Lorenzo
Salta
Argentina
08/26/2024
Mauro Desch
Foto
Photography ID: 640577
♂ ♀  Adult
Cuesta del Obispo
Salta
Argentina
12/08/2024
Luis Cesar Tejo
Foto
Photography ID: 622574
♂  Adult
Calamuchita
Córdoba
Argentina
07/08/2024
Franco Montaño Herrero
Foto
Photography ID: 616331
♂  Adult
Camino a Cuesta del Obispo
Salta
Argentina
11/23/2024
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 614477
♀  Adult
Valle Grande
Jujuy
Argentina
11/13/2024
Carlos Valpreda
Foto
Photography ID: 613760
♂  Adult
Municipio de San Lorenzo
Salta
Argentina
08/23/2024
Marcelo Javier Wioneczak
Foto
Photography ID: 613330
♂  Immature
Caracoles de la carrera
Mendoza
Argentina
11/30/2024
Pablo Moreno
Foto
Photography ID: 610745
♂  Adult
Cortaderas
San Luis
Argentina
11/18/2024
Pablo Moreno
Foto
Photography ID: 610663
♂  Adult
Parque Provincial Potrero de Yala
Jujuy
Argentina
09/29/2024
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 609940
♂  Adult
Dique Las Palmeras
San Luis
Argentina
09/15/2024
Edgar Romeo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
221088516/12/2024ArgentinaMendozaRuta 89 la Carrera1Pablo Moreno
221374913/12/2024ArgentinaTucumánTafí del ValleDiego Carus
221363210/12/2024ArgentinaTucumánCascada Los Alisos, Tafí del ValleDiego Carus
221421009/12/2024ArgentinaSaltaCuesta del Obispo3Nicolás Bejarano
221210709/12/2024ArgentinaSaltaCuesta del Obispo3Daniela Espinosa
221416208/12/2024ArgentinaSaltaCamino a Cerro Negro, Parque Nacional los Cardones1Nicolás Bejarano
221413208/12/2024ArgentinaSaltaRuta 33 entre Escoipe y Chicoana1Nicolás Bejarano
230898908/12/2024ArgentinaSaltaCuesta del ObispoLuis Cesar Tejo
221237908/12/2024ArgentinaSaltaCamino a Cerro Negro, Parque Nacional los Cardones1Luis Cesar Tejo
221234908/12/2024ArgentinaSaltaRuta 33 entre Escoipe y Chicoana1Luis Cesar Tejo
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Red-tailed Comet (Sappho sparganurus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 29/03/2026.