Red-tailed comet

Red-tailed comet
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Tribe: Lesbiini
Genus: Sappho
Reichenbach, 1849
Species:
S. sparganurus
Binomial name
Sappho sparganurus
(Shaw, 1812)
Distribution map
Synonyms

Trochilus sparganurus (protonym)
Sappho sparganura

The red-tailed comet (Sappho sparganurus) is a medium-sized hummingbird belonging to tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae, the "coquettes".[3] It is found in Argentina and Bolivia and possibly Chile and Peru.[1]

  1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2016). "Red-tailed Comet Sappho sparganurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22687977A93177874. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22687977A93177874.en. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (January 2024). "Hummingbirds". IOC World Bird List. v 14.1. Retrieved January 4, 2024.