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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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Photography ID: 591891
♂  Adult
Salta
Salta
Argentina
07/15/2024
Nazareno Del Carlo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
232742225/07/2025ArgentinaSaltaVaqueros Arriba1Nazareno Del Carlo
215558126/08/2024ArgentinaSaltaQuebrada de San Lorenzo, Capital2Nazareno Del Carlo
215536425/08/2024ArgentinaSaltaHotel Selva Montana, San Lorenzo1Nazareno Del Carlo
215533024/08/2024ArgentinaSaltaReserva del Huaico, Capital1Nazareno Del Carlo
215531024/08/2024ArgentinaSaltaReserva de las Yungas de San Lorenzo1Nazareno Del Carlo
215525424/08/2024ArgentinaSaltaReserva del huaico, San Lorenzo1Nazareno Del Carlo
215520623/08/2024ArgentinaSaltaHotel Selva Montana, Municipio de San Lorenzo1Nazareno Del Carlo
215515923/08/2024ArgentinaSaltaQuebrada de San Lorenzo, Capital1Nazareno Del Carlo
211247415/07/2024ArgentinaSaltaAvenida del Bicentenario de la Batalla de Salta 781, SaltaNazareno Del Carlo
211102215/07/2024ArgentinaSaltaFrancisco E Corbalán 529a, SaltaNazareno Del Carlo
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Red-tailed Comet (Sappho sparganurus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 19/03/2026.