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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
240678320/12/2025ArgentinaTucumánCamping Municipal Los Sauzales, Tafí del ValleMaria Belén Dri
240668717/12/2025ArgentinaTucumánCascada Los Alisos, Tafí del ValleMaria Belén Dri
240662713/12/2025ArgentinaTucumánAcceso los Cardones, Parque Provincial Cumbres CalchaquíesMaria Belén Dri
240653509/12/2025ArgentinaTucumánMirador Rio Los Sosa, Reserva Provincial Los SosaMaria Belén Dri
240649708/12/2025ArgentinaTucumánQuebrada del Barón, El InfiernilloMaria Belén Dri
240647307/12/2025ArgentinaTucumánQuebrada de la escuela Manuela Pedraza, Parque Provincial Cumbres CalchaquíesMaria Belén Dri
227358610/04/2025ArgentinaJujuyHumahuacaMaria Belén Dri
178218018/06/2023ArgentinaTucumánRuinas de los QuilmesMaria Belén Dri
178232613/06/2023ArgentinaTucumánTafí del ValleMaria Belén Dri
174814109/04/2023ArgentinaTucumánQuebrada del río Churqui, El InfiernilloMaria Belén Dri
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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.