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Swallow-tailed Kite

Elanoides forficatus
(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
Milano Tijereta
Gavião-tesoura
Family: Accipitridae
Order: Accipitriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Falco forficatus.

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Foto
Photography ID: 424340
  Adult
Parque Nacional Aconquija
Tucumán
Argentina
12/12/2020
Pablo Alberto Re
Foto
Photography ID: 424277
  Adult
Parque Nacional Aconquija
Tucumán
Argentina
12/12/2020
Andrés Cecconi
Foto
Photography ID: 419135
 Tafi Viejo
Tucumán
Argentina
11/15/2020
Viviana Fuentes
Foto
Photography ID: 390461
♂ ♀  Adult
Parque Provincial Salto Encantado
Misiones
Argentina
02/09/2020
Eugenia Boggiano
Foto
Photography ID: 386194
  Adult
Campo Ramón
Misiones
Argentina
02/22/2020
Pablo Rivero
Foto
Photography ID: 378701
  Adult
Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
01/06/2020
Pablo Moreno



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
133162312/12/2020ArgentinaTucumánParque Nacional AconquijaPablo Alberto Re
133148912/12/2020ArgentinaTucumánParque Nacional AconquijaAndrés Cecconi
131131115/11/2020ArgentinaTucumánDique El Cadillal - Celestino Gelsi, Tafi ViejoViviana Fuentes
131034614/11/2020ArgentinaJujuyHumedales Dique Los Molinos - Ladera Ne, San Salvador de Jujuy5Luis Fernandez Campos
129623506/10/2020ArgentinaJujuyBajo La Viña, San Salvador de Jujuy4Juan Sebastián Salgado
177366025/09/2020ArgentinaMisionesParque Temático de la Cruz, Candelaria5Ricardo Hope
177365918/09/2020ArgentinaMisionesParque Temático de la Cruz, Candelaria6Ricardo Hope
177365814/09/2020ArgentinaMisionesParque Temático de la Cruz, CandelariaRicardo Hope
128595906/09/2020ArgentinaMisionesSendero Interpretativo Cesar Napoleon Ayrault, Parque Provincial Puerto Península1Elvis Alberto Ramirez
138080119/03/2020ArgentinaMisionescamino a PN Iguazú, Parque Nacional Iguazú1Agustina Garavaglia
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/04/2026.