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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
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Synonyms: Sappho sparganura, Trochilus sparganurus.

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Photography ID: 546014
♀  Adult
La Caldera
Salta
Argentina
07/14/2023
Walter Bustamante



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
209006815/06/2024ArgentinaSaltaQuebrada del Gallinato, La Caldera4Nazareno Del Carlo
209006711/05/2024ArgentinaSaltaNorte del Campo Alegre, La Caldera3Nazareno Del Carlo
209006503/09/2023ArgentinaSaltaCamino a Paicas, La Caldera8Nazareno Del Carlo
209006427/08/2023ArgentinaSaltaCamino a Paicas, La Caldera2Nazareno Del Carlo
181575214/07/2023ArgentinaSaltaLa CalderaWalter Bustamante
209006629/04/2023ArgentinaSaltaFinca El Torito, La Caldera2Nazareno Del Carlo
110398410/10/2016ArgentinaSaltaCamino de cornisa Salta, La CalderaJulian Quillen Vidoz
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Red-tailed Comet (Sappho sparganurus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.