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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: 386211
♂  Adult
Anillaco
La Rioja
Argentina
02/24/2020
María Daniela Dubois
Foto
Photography ID: 386165
♀  Adult
Los Molinos
La Rioja
Argentina
02/23/2020
María Daniela Dubois
Foto
Photography ID: 365633
 La Cumbrecita
Córdoba
Argentina
11/26/2019
María Daniela Dubois



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
120890824/02/2020ArgentinaLa RiojaAnillacoMaría Daniela Dubois
120890923/02/2020ArgentinaLa RiojaLos MolinosMaría Daniela Dubois
114051026/11/2019ArgentinaCórdobaLa CumbrecitaMaría Daniela Dubois
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Red-tailed Comet (Sappho sparganurus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 17/03/2026.