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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
221210709/12/2024ArgentinaSaltaCuesta del Obispo3Daniela Espinosa
221157808/12/2024ArgentinaSaltaCamino a Cerro Negro, Parque Nacional los Cardones1Daniela Espinosa
221154808/12/2024ArgentinaSaltaRuta 33 entre Escoipe y Chicoana1Daniela Espinosa
221152707/12/2024ArgentinaSaltaQuebrada de Escoipe1Daniela Espinosa
173067220/02/2023ArgentinaSaltaRuta provincial 33, Chicoana3Daniela Espinosa
149570803/11/2021ArgentinaJujuyRp 51Daniela Espinosa
149540131/10/2021ArgentinaSaltaRuta 9 por la yunga, Camino de cornisa Salta-san Salvador de Jujuy1Daniela Espinosa
49482409/10/2016ArgentinaCórdobaCamino Altas Cumbres1Daniela Espinosa
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Red-tailed Comet (Sappho sparganurus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 13/03/2026.