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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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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
232304719/07/2025ArgentinaCórdobaReserva Natural Urbana Gral. San Martín, Córdoba1Juan Bautista Cerminato Granadé
231779508/07/2025ArgentinaCórdobaParque del Kempes, Cordoba capital1Juan Bautista Cerminato Granadé
215023826/08/2024ArgentinaSaltaQuebrada de San Lorenzo, Capital2Juan Bautista Cerminato Granadé
215002625/08/2024ArgentinaSaltaHotel Selva Montana, San Lorenzo1Juan Bautista Cerminato Granadé
214999224/08/2024ArgentinaSaltaReserva del Huaico, Capital1Juan Bautista Cerminato Granadé
214997324/08/2024ArgentinaSaltaReserva de las Yungas de San Lorenzo1Juan Bautista Cerminato Granadé
214991924/08/2024ArgentinaSaltaReserva del huaico, San Lorenzo1Juan Bautista Cerminato Granadé
214987123/08/2024ArgentinaSaltaHotel Selva Montana, Municipio de San Lorenzo1Juan Bautista Cerminato Granadé
214982423/08/2024ArgentinaSaltaQuebrada de San Lorenzo, Capital1Juan Bautista Cerminato Granadé
211912120/07/2024ArgentinaCórdobaArroyo Los Sanjuaninos, Nono, Traslasierra1Juan Bautista Cerminato Granadé
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Red-tailed Comet (Sappho sparganurus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 16/03/2026.