Species profile
Red-tailed Comet
Sappho sparganurus
Quick answer
Breeding regions are SA. Breeding subregions are n Bolivia to c Chile.
- Scientific name
- Sappho sparganurus
- Family
- Trochilidae
- Order
- Apodiformes
- Genus
- Sappho
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
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