Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
Red-tailed Comet (Sappho sparganura) - HBW 5, p. 647
French: Colibri sapho
German: Goldschwanzsylphe
Spanish: Colibrí Cometa
Other common names: Comet Hummingbird, Fire-tailed/Sapho Comet
Taxonomy: Trochilus sparganurus Shaw, 1812, Peru; error = Bolivia.
Genus sometimes merged into Lesbia; may be closely related to L. victoriae. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- sparganura (Shaw, 1812) - N & C Bolivia; possibly also extreme S Peru.
- sapho (Lesson, 1829) - S Bolivia to N & W Argentina (Jujuy and Salta S to Neuquén) and marginally into CE Chile (Portillo Pass).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male perching on a tree. Locality Salta Province, Argentina (ssp sapho)
German Pugnali 6 November 2007 3 years ago 19 sec 3.4
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A male perched in a bush.
Locality Cuesta del Obispo, Salta Province, Argentina (ssp sapho)
Nick Athanas 1 December 2009 2 years ago 4 -
Sappho sparganura (juvenile).
Locality Chacras de Coria, Mendoza Province, Argentina
Enrique Richard 27 December 2008 2 years ago 3.6 -
Adult male well hidden inside a bush in the harsh early day sunlight along Old Cochabamba Road.
Locality Comarapa, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia (ssp sparganura )
Pia Öberg 28 August 2009 39 weeks ago 3 -
Sappho sparganura (juvenile).
Locality Chacras de Coria, Mendoza Province, Argentina
Enrique Richard 16 December 2008 2 years ago 2.8
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