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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: 577993
♀  Adult
Capital
Jujuy
Argentina
03/26/2024
Gustavo Daniel González
Foto
Photography ID: 577991
♀  Adult
Capital
Jujuy
Argentina
03/26/2024
Gustavo Daniel González
Foto
Photography ID: 577827
♀  Adult
Capital
Jujuy
Argentina
01/26/2024
Gustavo Daniel González



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
236465913/09/2025ArgentinaJujuyLos Nogales, Capital1Gabriel Carbajales
236445611/09/2025ArgentinaJujuyLos Nogales, Capital1Gabriel Carbajales
201611326/03/2024ArgentinaJujuyTermas de Reyes, CapitalGustavo Daniel González
201575426/01/2024ArgentinaJujuyTermas de Reyes, CapitalGustavo Daniel González
186437412/10/2022ArgentinaJujuyRuta Provincial 4, Capital2Fabricio Candia
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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.