Don't want to see ads? Sign up...





Species icon
Red-tailed Comet

Sappho sparganurus
(Shaw, G, 1812)
Picaflor Cometa
Family: Trochilidae
Order: Apodiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
 Request change
Filters
Records from Altas cumbres

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Sappho sparganura, Trochilus sparganurus.

Subspecies:


This taxon does not have a description yet.

At EcoRegistros, species pages are completed using open bibliographic compilations, and anyone can contribute.

If you'd like to submit a sourced description, email us at ecoregistros@ecoregistros.org and we'll publish it credited to your name.




Loading map...



Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 676874
♀  Adult
Altas cumbres
Córdoba
Argentina
03/06/2026
Roberto Fermín Derna
Foto
Photography ID: 519088
♂  Adult
Altas cumbres
Córdoba
Argentina
01/12/2022
Jorge Carlos Trincavelli
Foto
Photography ID: 441647
  Adult
Altas cumbres
Córdoba
Argentina
09/07/2014
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 427946
♂  Adult
Altas cumbres
Córdoba
Argentina
01/04/2021
Nino A. Grangetto
Foto
Photography ID: 382491
♂  Adult
Altas cumbres
Córdoba
Argentina
01/07/2020
Eduardo Nadal
Foto
Photography ID: 135610
  Adult
Altas cumbres
Córdoba
Argentina
01/14/2016
Eduardo Soriano



 View all photographs of the species




 Add a photography of this species




Last Vocalizations published




 Add an audio of this species




Last Filmings published




 Add a film of this species




 Reports


 Detail of places sorted by number of records







Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
244487306/03/2026ArgentinaCórdobaCopina, Altas cumbresRoberto Fermín Derna
213275824/02/2024ArgentinaCórdobaCamino a Copina, Altas cumbres1Dario Juan Wendeler
197467417/02/2024ArgentinaCórdobaEl condor, Altas cumbres2Hugo Caverzasi
164538025/09/2022ArgentinaCórdobaCopina, Altas cumbres3Laura Nin
169276412/01/2022ArgentinaCórdobaAltas cumbresJorge Carlos Trincavelli
136799006/02/2021ArgentinaCórdobaCopina, Altas cumbresPablo Eguia
134461504/01/2021ArgentinaCórdobaCopina, Altas cumbresNino A. Grangetto
130555831/10/2020ArgentinaCórdobaLa Posta, Altas cumbresHugo Caverzasi
119680616/02/2020ArgentinaCórdobaCamino de la posta a volcan, Altas cumbres1Dario Juan Wendeler
119442307/01/2020ArgentinaCórdobaCopina, Altas cumbresEduardo Nadal
Page 1

 Add a record of this species

Citation recommended:

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