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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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Latest feeding records
Feeding
GroupSpeciesDateUser
PlantsTumiñico (Lycium cestroides)26/05/2025Daniel Oscar Serra
PlantsFlor De San Juan (Pyrostegia venusta)14/08/2023Román Anselmo
PlantsClavel Del Aire (Tillandsia sp.)16/01/2016Daniel Oscar Serra
PlantsFarolito (Callianthe megapotamica)20/07/2015Daniel Oscar Serra
PlantsDuraznero (Prunus persica)05/09/2013Daniel Oscar Serra
Is consumed, preyed upon or captured by
GroupSpeciesDateUser
PlantsTritoma (Kniphofia uvaria)21/02/2012Manuel Godoy



Number of Photography: 962

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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Number of Recorded Vocalizations: 2



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Santiago Juan Torres07/30/2025ArgentinaCatamarcaEl Shincal de Quimivil, LondresN/AN/AYesNo
Ramiro Ramirez09/19/2015ArgentinaSan LuisReserva Natural Estricta Quebrada de las Higueritas♂AdultYesNo


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Number of Films: 9





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Number of Records: 2328



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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 29/03/2026.