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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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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
234427118/08/202507:58ArgentinaJujuyValle Colorado3María Alejandra Sosa
234379117/08/202508:09ArgentinaJujuyValle Colorado2María Alejandra Sosa
234270516/08/202517:13ArgentinaJujuyValle Colorado1María Alejandra Sosa
171297729/01/2023ArgentinaMendozaMedrano 2238, Lujan de Cuyo1María Alejandra Sosa
171060824/01/2023ArgentinaMendozaMedrano 2657, Lujan de Cuyo1María Alejandra Sosa
151975121/12/2021ArgentinaSaltaRuta Nacional 51 (-24,853133, -65,711052)1María Alejandra Sosa
151669818/12/2021ArgentinaCórdobaParque Nacional Quebrada del Condorito5María Alejandra Sosa
135943828/01/2021ArgentinaSaltaRuta Provincial 33 (-25,180016, -65,812005)1María Alejandra Sosa
135870327/01/2021ArgentinaSaltaRuta Provincial 33 (-25,179221, -65,815367)1María Alejandra Sosa
135861327/01/2021ArgentinaSaltaRuta Provincial 33 (-25,179648, -65,812863)María Alejandra Sosa
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Red-tailed Comet (Sappho sparganurus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 16/03/2026.