Red-tailed Comet
A species of Red-tailed Comet Scientific name : Sappho sparganurus Genus : Red-tailed Comet
Red-tailed Comet, A species of Red-tailed Comet
Botanical name: Sappho sparganurus
Genus: Red-tailed Comet
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Description
The red-tailed comet is one of the largest hummingbirds, and males reaching a length of 22 cm, females up to 15 cm. The plumage of males is largely green, with a shining gorget. The head is green, while the back and rump are reddish violet. The male has a deeply forked, spectacular, long, iridescent, golden-reddish tail, longer than the length of the body, while the female has a shorter reddish-bronze tail. The species has a hoarse chattery call. 
Size
12 - 20 cm
Habitat
The red-tailed Comet typically resides in arid montane scrub environments, prevailing in areas with sparsely distributed trees and shrubberies or herbaceous coverage. This species is commonly found amid rugged gorges filled with dense, entwined scrub, as well as within semi-arid deciduous forests and Polylepis woodlands that characterize its natural habitat.
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Distribution Area
This species can be found in the central Andes of Bolivia and Argentina, in Chile and in Peru. Common to frequent in the woodlands and scrub typical of the dry Interandean valles extended up into Polylepis forests, and into the shrubby transition zones to high elevation puna or the moister cloud forests. These hummingbirds live in arid scrub with cacti and Prosopis trees and in deciduous forests with Alnus and Podocarpus. It is frequently found around human habitation in agricultural areas, cities and towns.
Photo By Dubi Shapiro 
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Swifts and hummingbirds Family
Hummingbirds Genus
Red-tailed Comet Species
Red-tailed Comet 
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