Apodiformes / Trochilidae / Sappho

Red-tailed Comet

Sappho sparganurus

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Jose Luis Navarro · CC_BY_4_0

Sappho sparganurus sapho

Andes of southern Bolivia to western Argentina and northern Chile
Sappho sparganurus sparganurus

Andes of northern and central Bolivia; accidental southern Peru (Puno)

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.