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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
212487823/07/2024ArgentinaJujuyCamino a las termas, San FranciscoMauro Carballo
212180423/07/2024ArgentinaJujuyTermas del Río Jordán, San FranciscoMauro Carballo
171998910/02/2023ArgentinaCórdobaCuesta BlancaMauro Carballo
172144008/02/2023ArgentinaCórdobaParque Nacional Quebrada del CondoritoMauro Carballo
172163205/02/2023ArgentinaCórdobaCopinaMauro Carballo
172740918/01/2022ArgentinaCatamarcaTermas de Hualfín, HualfínMauro Carballo
9461909/01/2014ArgentinaSan LuisSalto del TabaquilloMauro Carballo
9736708/01/2014ArgentinaSan LuisChorro de San IgnacioMauro Carballo
23888404/01/2014ArgentinaSan LuisPasos malos, Villa de MerloMauro Carballo
18252307/01/2010ArgentinaSaltaIruyaMauro Carballo
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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.