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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: 659800
  Adult
Santa Ana
Misiones
Argentina
11/15/2025
Jose Luis Vera
Foto
Photography ID: 521920
  Adult
Santa Ana
Misiones
Argentina
01/16/2023
Gustavo Daniel González



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
238650615/11/2025ArgentinaMisionesReserva natural don Rodolfo, Santa AnaJose Luis Vera
215342514/09/2024ArgentinaMisionesReserva Natural Silvestre Parque Federal Campo San Juan, Santa Ana3Hernán Marianetti
202621514/10/2023ArgentinaMisionesReserva Natural Silvestre Parque Federal Campo San Juan, Santa Ana1Fernando Alberto Segura
190424014/09/2023ArgentinaMisionesRuta 225, Santa AnaOscar Alfredo Eliseche
190319414/09/2023ArgentinaMisionesRuta 225, Santa AnaDelia Lara
189866414/09/2023ArgentinaMisionesRuta 225, Santa AnaFrancisco Encinosa
189492614/09/2023ArgentinaMisionesRuta 225, Santa AnaSusana Gomez
170923616/01/2023ArgentinaMisionesEl monte de los Abuelos, Santa AnaGustavo Daniel González
20827729/11/2014ArgentinaMisionesComplejo Turístico Don Rodolfo, Santa AnaChristian Bisiau
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 22/03/2026.