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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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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 652456
♀  Adult
Orán
Salta
Argentina
08/16/2025
Gustavo Daniel González
Foto
Photography ID: 625752
♀  Adult
El Infiernillo
Tucumán
Argentina
01/22/2025
Gustavo Daniel González
Foto
Photography ID: 625750
♂  Adult
Tafí del Valle
Tucumán
Argentina
01/22/2025
Gustavo Daniel González
Foto
Photography ID: 577995
♂  Adult
Yavi
Jujuy
Argentina
01/30/2024
Gustavo Daniel González
Foto
Photography ID: 577993
♀  Adult
Capital
Jujuy
Argentina
03/26/2024
Gustavo Daniel González
Foto
Photography ID: 577991
♀  Adult
Capital
Jujuy
Argentina
03/26/2024
Gustavo Daniel González
Foto
Photography ID: 577827
♀  Adult
Capital
Jujuy
Argentina
01/26/2024
Gustavo Daniel González
Foto
Photography ID: 577826
♂  Adult
Yavi
Jujuy
Argentina
01/30/2024
Gustavo Daniel González
Foto
Photography ID: 577825
♂  Adult
Cuesta de Lipán
Jujuy
Argentina
02/02/2024
Gustavo Daniel González
Foto
Photography ID: 546587
♀  Adult
Orán
Salta
Argentina
08/14/2023
Gustavo Daniel González
Foto
Photography ID: 546573
♂  Adult
Orán
Salta
Argentina
08/12/2023
Gustavo Daniel González
Foto
Photography ID: 546562
♀  Adult
Orán
Salta
Argentina
08/18/2023
Gustavo Daniel González



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Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
236130716/08/2025ArgentinaSaltaAngosto del Paraní, OránGustavo Daniel González
226159722/01/2025ArgentinaTucumánEl InfiernilloGustavo Daniel González
226159622/01/2025ArgentinaTucumánTafí del Valle, Tafí del ValleGustavo Daniel González
201611326/03/2024ArgentinaJujuyTermas de Reyes, CapitalGustavo Daniel González
201575002/02/2024ArgentinaJujuyCuesta de LipánGustavo Daniel González
201611630/01/2024ArgentinaJujuyIglesia de Yavi, YaviGustavo Daniel González
201575130/01/2024ArgentinaJujuyYavi (AICA JU24), YaviGustavo Daniel González
201575426/01/2024ArgentinaJujuyTermas de Reyes, CapitalGustavo Daniel González
181842718/08/2023ArgentinaSaltaAngosto del Paraní- Senda a Piscuno, OránGustavo Daniel González
181845214/08/2023ArgentinaSaltaAngosto del Paraní- Senda a Piscuno, OránGustavo Daniel González
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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.