Red-tailed Comet (Sappho sparganurus)

Other Names (World)
Red-tailed Comet, Comet Hummingbird, Fire-tailed Comet, Sapho Comet

Family
Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)

Size
15 - 22 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Shaw, 1812)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical high altitude shrubland. From 1,500 - 4,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Chile (B).

Unknown to Peru.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A high-pitched and harsh 'chaychaychaychait cheechaychay...', repeated.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (25)...)

Red-tailed Comet (Sappho) [XC273160]
by Franco Vushurovich from Potreros de Yala, Jujuy, Argentina (call)

Red-tailed Comet (Sappho sparganurus) [XC671428]
by Dante Buzzetti from La Siberia, Santa Cruz, Bolivia (call)

Subspecies
Genus sometimes merged into Lesbia. May be closely related to Black-tailed Trainbearer (Lesbia victoriae).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

sparganurus (Shaw, 1812) - Northern and central Bolivia; possibly also extreme southern Peru.
sapho (Lesson, R, 1828) - Southern Bolivia to northern and western Argentina (Jujuy and Salta south to Neuqu�n) and marginally into central-eastern Chile (Portillo Pass).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Red-tailed Comet (Sappho sparganurus) - 10 files

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