Red-tailed Comet
Sappho sparganurus(Shaw, G, 1812)
English (US) Red-tailed Comet
The Red-tailed Comet (Sappho sparganurus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds) in the order Apodiformes.
- Scientific name
- Sappho sparganurus
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Red-tailed Comet
- Described by
- (Shaw, G, 1812)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Sappho sparganurus sparganurus
- Sappho sparganurus sapho
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Trochilus sparganurus
- Described by
- (Shaw, G, 1812)
- Type locality
- 'Peru' = Bolivia.
- Original description
- General Zoology, or systematic natural history 8, pt1 p.291 pl.39
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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