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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: 637691
♀  Adult
Olta
La Rioja
Argentina
05/30/2025
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 277891
♂  Adult
Olta
La Rioja
Argentina
07/11/2018
Carlos De Biagi
Foto
Photography ID: 23807
♂  Adult
Olta
La Rioja
Argentina
07/09/2013
Diego Sebastian González



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Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
230445630/05/2025ArgentinaLa RiojaDique El Cisco, Olta1Pablo Eguia
229737130/05/2025ArgentinaLa RiojaDique El Cisco, OltaJorge Schlemmer
217468011/10/2024ArgentinaLa RiojaDique de Olta, Olta2Pablo Moreno
145099203/08/2021ArgentinaLa RiojaOlta1Carlos De Biagi
78467511/07/2018ArgentinaLa RiojaOltaCarlos De Biagi
6411509/07/2013ArgentinaLa RiojaBosque Petrificado de Olta, OltaDiego Sebastian González
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Red-tailed Comet (Sappho sparganurus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/03/2026.