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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: 366287
  Immature

Tilcara
Jujuy
Argentina
11/21/2019
Gustavo Castaing
Foto
Photography ID: 366242
  Adult

Cuesta de Lipán
Jujuy
Argentina
11/22/2019
Gustavo Castaing
Foto
Photography ID: 365965
  Adult

Juella
Jujuy
Argentina
11/24/2019
Gustavo Castaing



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
114219324/11/2019ArgentinaJujuyRio de la Quebrada de Jueya, JuellaGustavo Castaing
114258322/11/2019ArgentinaJujuyPotrero Grande, Cuesta de LipánGustavo Castaing
114266921/11/2019ArgentinaJujuyCascada Garganta del Diablo, TilcaraGustavo Castaing
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Red-tailed Comet (Sappho sparganurus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 17/03/2026.