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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: 455485
♂  Adult
Carpintería
San Luis
Argentina
07/12/2021
Andrés Cecconi
Foto
Photography ID: 440845
♀  Adult
San Pedro de Colalao
Tucumán
Argentina
04/01/2021
Andrés Cecconi
Foto
Photography ID: 434580
♂  Adult
Cuesta de Lipán
Jujuy
Argentina
01/24/2021
Andrés Cecconi
Foto
Photography ID: 433742
♂  Adult
Parque Provincial Potrero de Yala
Jujuy
Argentina
01/24/2021
Andrés Cecconi
Foto
Photography ID: 433702
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional Aconquija
Tucumán
Argentina
01/22/2021
Andrés Cecconi
Foto
Photography ID: 433652
♀  Adult
La Cumbrecita
Córdoba
Argentina
01/08/2021
Andrés Cecconi
Foto
Photography ID: 424227
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional Aconquija
Tucumán
Argentina
12/11/2020
Andrés Cecconi
Foto
Photography ID: 383484
♂  Adult
Cuesta de Miranda
La Rioja
Argentina
02/17/2020
Andrés Cecconi
Foto
Photography ID: 383405
♀  Adult
Quebrada de la Cébila
La Rioja
Argentina
02/15/2020
Andrés Cecconi



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
143922112/07/2021ArgentinaSan LuisCarpinteríaAndrés Cecconi
139370401/04/2021ArgentinaTucumánSan Pedro de ColalaoAndrés Cecconi
137204724/01/2021ArgentinaJujuyCuesta de LipánAndrés Cecconi
136948324/01/2021ArgentinaJujuyParque Provincial Potrero de YalaAndrés Cecconi
136944222/01/2021ArgentinaTucumánPortal Cochuna, Parque Nacional AconquijaAndrés Cecconi
136939008/01/2021ArgentinaCórdobaLa CumbrecitaAndrés Cecconi
133143511/12/2020ArgentinaTucumánParque Nacional AconquijaAndrés Cecconi
119776017/02/2020ArgentinaLa RiojaCamping de Cachiyuyal, Cuesta de MirandaAndrés Cecconi
119714516/02/2020ArgentinaLa RiojaCuesta de la Aguadita, Departamento FamatinaAndrés Cecconi
119707515/02/2020ArgentinaLa RiojaQuebrada de la CébilaAndrés Cecconi
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Red-tailed Comet (Sappho sparganurus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 15/03/2026.