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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

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Photography ID: 650221
♂  Adult
San Lorenzo
Salta
Argentina
08/26/2024
Mauro Desch



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
235195605/09/2024ArgentinaTucumánMirador Rio Los Sosa, Reserva Provincial Los Sosa1Mauro Desch
235233629/08/2024ArgentinaSaltaReserva del huaico, San Lorenzo1Mauro Desch
235239628/08/2024ArgentinaSaltaEntrada a la Quebrada de San Lorenzo, San Lorenzo1Mauro Desch
235238128/08/2024ArgentinaSaltaHotel Selva Montana, San Lorenzo1Mauro Desch
235254826/08/2024ArgentinaSaltaHotel Selva Montana, San Lorenzo1Mauro Desch
235267924/08/2024ArgentinaCórdobaCerro colorado, Reserva natural cultural Cerro Colorado1Mauro Desch
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Red-tailed Comet (Sappho sparganurus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 14/03/2026.