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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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Records from Ecuador

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Falco forficatus.

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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 641666
  Adult
Reserva Jorupe
Loja
Ecuador
05/14/2025
Pablo Serur
Foto
Photography ID: 641509
  Adult
Reserva Jorupe
Loja
Ecuador
05/14/2025
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 151272
  Adult
Mindo
Pichincha
Ecuador
04/02/2016
Luciano Acquaviva
Foto
Photography ID: 82757
  Adult
Mindo
Pichincha
Ecuador
01/11/2015
Luis Emilio Lorenzo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
231382214/05/2025EcuadorLojaReserva JorupePablo Serur
231363914/05/2025EcuadorLojaReserva JorupeFederico J. Villegas
230752724/03/2025EcuadorPichinchaMagi Elf Lodge, Mindo1Eugenia Boggiano
65548908/10/2017EcuadorSucumbíosNavegacion y torre de avistaje., Sani lodgeEugenia Boggiano
64229906/10/2017EcuadorNapoCamino vehicular , Sendero Pina y Coopmans, Wildsumaco LodgeEugenia Boggiano
64221705/10/2017EcuadorNapoCamino vehicular y Face trail, Wildsumaco LodgeEugenia Boggiano
43920806/04/2016EcuadorPichinchaMindo, Mindo3José Aparicio
43830602/04/2016EcuadorPichinchaMindoLuciano Acquaviva
40459427/01/2016EcuadorPichinchaMindoUlises Balza
39939410/01/2016EcuadorPichinchaTandayapaRosana Ursino
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 26/03/2026.