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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: 555438
♀  Adult
Santa Ana de Valle Grande
Jujuy
Argentina
11/05/2023
Ricardo Juliano
Foto
Photography ID: 337900
♂  Adult
Escaba
Tucumán
Argentina
06/20/2019
Ricardo Juliano
Foto
Photography ID: 337857
♀  Adult
Andalgalá
Catamarca
Argentina
06/17/2019
Ricardo Juliano
Foto
Photography ID: 257451
♀  Adult
Loma Bola
Córdoba
Argentina
03/31/2018
Ricardo Juliano
Foto
Photography ID: 243929
♀  Immature
Hualfín
Catamarca
Argentina
12/29/2017
Ricardo Juliano
Foto
Photography ID: 226392
♀  Adult
Taninga
Córdoba
Argentina
11/04/2017
Ricardo Juliano



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
190907105/11/2023ArgentinaJujuyAbra de Santa Ana, Santa Ana de Valle GrandeRicardo Juliano
93426320/06/2019ArgentinaTucumánEscabaRicardo Juliano
93421617/06/2019ArgentinaCatamarcaChoya, AndalgaláRicardo Juliano
72094831/03/2018ArgentinaCórdobaLoma bola, Loma BolaRicardo Juliano
69011229/12/2017ArgentinaCatamarcaHualfínRicardo Juliano
63729804/11/2017ArgentinaCórdobaDe Taninga a quebrada de la Mermela., TaningaRicardo Juliano
59331620/07/2017ArgentinaJujuyRuta Provincial 6 entre Santa Clara y El FuerteRicardo Juliano
29774923/06/2015ArgentinaSan LuisReserva Natural Estricta Quebrada de las HigueritasRicardo Juliano
18327128/09/2014ArgentinaCatamarcaCamino al bosque de arrayanes, ConcepcionRicardo Juliano
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Red-tailed Comet (Sappho sparganurus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 25/03/2026.