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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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Photography ID: 511521
  Adult

Parque Provincial Potrero de Yala
Jujuy
Argentina
10/07/2022
Manuel Godoy
Foto
Photography ID: 510344
  Adult

Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
10/06/2022
Manuel Godoy
Foto
Photography ID: 509157
  Adult

Tarapoto
San Martín
Peru
09/09/2022
Manuel Godoy



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
166223307/10/2022ArgentinaJujuyLaguna del Rodeo, Parque Provincial Potrero de YalaManuel Godoy
165500506/10/2022ArgentinaJujuyParque Nacional CalileguaManuel Godoy
164727609/09/2022PeruSan MartínAconabikh, TarapotoManuel Godoy
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 25/03/2026.