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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
71490709/03/2018ArgentinaTucumánQuebrada del Portuguez, El Mollar3Martina Wendeler
60878628/08/2017ArgentinaCórdobaDique los molinos2Martina Wendeler
57609714/05/2017ArgentinaCórdobaSolares del palmar, Alta Gracia1Martina Wendeler
55188428/02/2017ArgentinaLa RiojaCuesta de Miranda y cruce a Aicuña., Aicuña3Martina Wendeler
55185227/02/2017ArgentinaLa RiojaQuebrada de la Troya3Martina Wendeler
51743719/12/2016ArgentinaCórdobaDique los molinos (murallon)1Martina Wendeler
48168725/09/2016ArgentinaCórdobaPampa de Achala, Camino Altas Cumbres1Martina Wendeler
47514611/09/2016ArgentinaCórdobaFalda del Cañete, Malagueño1Martina Wendeler
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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.