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Red-tailed Comet
Sappho sparganurus (Shaw, G 1812)
The red-tailed comet is a medium-sized hummingbird belonging to the family Trochilidae. It is the only species placed in the genus Sappho. Source: Wikipedia
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Apodiformes
Family:
Trochilidae
Genus:
Sappho
Scientific:
Sappho sparganurus
Classification
Order:Apodiformes
Family:
Trochilidae
Genus:
Sappho
Scientific:
Sappho sparganurus
Original description
Citation:
(Shaw, G 1812)
Reference:
General Zool. [Shaw]
8, pt1 p.291 pl.39
Protonym:
Trochilus sparganurus
Type locality:
'Peru' = Bolivia.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/64421#page/389/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
66F7D22995B767FE
Avibase ID:
avibase-66F7D229
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/66F7D229
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555266
Geographic range:
- Sappho sparganurus sparganurus: Andes of northern and central Bolivia; accidental southern Peru (Puno)
- Sappho sparganurus sapho: Andes of southern Bolivia to western Argentina and northern Chile
Source: Clements checklist
Red-tailed Comet
Catalan:
Colibrí cua d'estel vermell
Czech:
sylfa červenoocasá
Danish:
Sapphokomet
German:
Goldschwanzsylphe
Spanish:
Colibrí Cometa
Spanish (Spain):
Colibrí Cometa
Finnish:
säihkypyrstökolibri
French:
Colibri sapho
Croatian:
ružorepi kolibrić
Hungarian:
uszályos kolibri
Icelandic:
Klofbríi
Italian:
Cometa codarossa
Japanese (romaji):
akafutaohachidori
Japanese:
アカフタオハチドリ
Lithuanian:
Rausvauodegė kometa
Dutch:
Sapphokomeetkolibrie
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kometkolibri
Norwegian:
Kometkolibri
Polish:
safo
Portuguese:
Beija-flor-da-cauda-vermelha
Portuguese (Portugal):
colibri-cometa-dourado
Russian:
Златохвостая комета
Slovak:
vrchárik vidlochvostý
Serbian:
Crvenorepi kometa kolibri
Swedish:
sapfokomet
Ukrainian:
Сафо
Chinese:
红尾慧星蜂鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
紅尾彗星蜂鳥
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Colibri sapho ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Colibri sapho ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Sappho sparganura [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Sappho sparganura [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Sappho sparganura [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganura) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): Red-tailed Comet ( Sappho sparganurus) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Sappho sparganura [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Sappho sparganura [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: Colibrí cua d'estel vermell
Czech: sylfa červenoocasá, Sylfa vidloocasá
Danish: Sapphokomet
German: Goldschwanzsylphe, Schleppensylphe, Schleppen-Sylphe
English: Red tailed Comet, Red-tailed Comet, Sappho Comet, Sappho's Comet
English, HBW: Red-tailed Comet
English (IOC): Red-tailed Comet
English (United States): Red-tailed Comet
Spanish: Colibrí Coludo Rojo, Colibrí cometa, Picaflor cometa
Spanish (Argentine): Colibrí cometa, Picaflor cometa
Spanish (Bolivia): Colibrí cometa, Picaflor cometa
Spanish (Spain): Colibrí Cometa
Spanish (HBW): Red-tailed Comet
Spanish (Paraguay): Picaflor cometa
Estonian: tiigerkoolibri
Finnish: Säihkypyrstökolibri
French: Colibri sapho, Sappho à longue traine
Guarani: Mainumby
Croatian: ružorepi kolibrić
Hungarian: uszályos kolibri
Icelandic: Klofbríi
Italian: Colibrì Saffo, Cometa codarossa
Japanese (romaji): akafutaohachidori
Japanese: アカフタオハチドリ
Kirghiz: ачакей колибри, сапфо-колибри
Scientific: Sappho sparganura, Sappho sparganura sparganura, Sappho sparganurus, Sappho sparganurus sparganurus, Trochilus sparganurus
Lithuanian: Rausvauodegė kometa
Dutch: Sapphokomeetkolibrie, Sappho-komeetkolibrie
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kometkolibri
Norwegian: Kometkolibri
Polish: safo, safo dlugosterny, safo długosterny, Safo kometa
Portuguese: Beija-flor-da-cauda-vermelha
Portuguese (Portugal): colibri-cometa-dourado
Russian: Златохвостая комета, Колибри-сапфо, Колибри-сафо
Slovak: chvostáčik vidlochvostý, vrchárik vidlochvostý
Serbian: Crvenorepi kometa kolibri
Swedish: sapfokomet, Sappfokomet
Turkish: Kızıl kuyruklu peri
Ukrainian: Сафо
Chinese: 红尾慧星蜂鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 紅尾彗星蜂鳥
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