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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: 679975
♀  Adult
Blanco encalada
Mendoza
Argentina
02/27/2026
Diego Trillo
Foto
Photography ID: 679974
♀  Adult
Blanco encalada
Mendoza
Argentina
02/27/2026
Diego Trillo
Foto
Photography ID: 679973
♀  Adult
Blanco encalada
Mendoza
Argentina
02/27/2026
Diego Trillo
Foto
Photography ID: 679060
♀  Adult
Blanco encalada
Mendoza
Argentina
02/21/2026
Diego Trillo
Foto
Photography ID: 679050
♀  Adult
Blanco encalada
Mendoza
Argentina
02/20/2026
Diego Trillo
Foto
Photography ID: 679049
♀  Adult
Blanco encalada
Mendoza
Argentina
02/20/2026
Diego Trillo
Foto
Photography ID: 679048
♀  Adult
Blanco encalada
Mendoza
Argentina
02/20/2026
Diego Trillo
Foto
Photography ID: 679047
♀  Adult
Blanco encalada
Mendoza
Argentina
02/20/2026
Diego Trillo
Foto
Photography ID: 678038
♂  Adult
Dique de Pinchas
La Rioja
Argentina
03/07/2026
Carlos De Biagi
Foto
Photography ID: 678025
♀  Adult
Tinogasta
Catamarca
Argentina
03/07/2026
Carlos De Biagi
Foto
Photography ID: 676874
♀  Adult
Altas cumbres
Córdoba
Argentina
03/06/2026
Roberto Fermín Derna



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
245351919/03/2026ArgentinaMendozaCampo Espejo1Emilio Martin Perez
245306715/03/2026ArgentinaMendozaRefugio Portinari - Gendarmería, Manzano Historico1Pablo Moreno
245304915/03/2026ArgentinaMendozaPaso de los Puntanos, Manzano Historico1Pablo Moreno
244788114/03/2026ArgentinaLa RiojaReserva Natural Urbana Taku1Carlos De Biagi
245240113/03/2026ArgentinaMendozaParque General San Martín, Ciudad de Mendoza3Pablo Moreno
244780907/03/2026ArgentinaLa RiojaDique de PinchasCarlos De Biagi
244779407/03/2026ArgentinaCatamarcaTermas La Aguadita, TinogastaCarlos De Biagi
244487306/03/2026ArgentinaCórdobaCopina, Altas cumbresRoberto Fermín Derna
244320606/03/2026ArgentinaCórdobaCamino de Los Puentes Colgantes, Copina1Hugo Caverzasi
245321227/02/2026ArgentinaMendozaBlanco encaladaDiego Trillo
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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.