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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: 656585
  Adult
Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
09/26/2025
Eduardo Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 555162
  Adult
Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
10/29/2023
Eduardo Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 555161
  Adult
Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
10/29/2023
Eduardo Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 355753
  Adult
Comandante Andresito
Misiones
Argentina
09/23/2019
Eduardo Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 355752
  Adult
Comandante Andresito
Misiones
Argentina
09/23/2019
Eduardo Cusano



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
237402726/09/2025ArgentinaJujuyRuta Provincial 83 - Entre Mesada de las Colmenas y Monolito, Parque Nacional CalileguaEduardo Cusano
216308117/09/2024ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Cruce CaballeroEduardo Cusano
190885330/10/2023ArgentinaJujuyLaguna Rodeo, Parque Provincial Potrero de YalaEduardo Cusano
190851629/10/2023ArgentinaJujuyRuta Provincial 83 - Entre Mesada de las Colmenas y Monolito, Parque Nacional CalileguaEduardo Cusano
111695428/09/2019ArgentinaMisionesComplejo Der Wald, San PedroEduardo Cusano
110892423/09/2019ArgentinaMisionesRuta 101 camino al pasafauna, Comandante AndresitoEduardo Cusano
63802628/10/2017ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge SurucuáEduardo Cusano
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 19/04/2026.