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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: 584501
  Adult

Departamento Santa Barbara
Jujuy
Argentina
04/18/2024
Edgar Romeo
Foto
Photography ID: 553971
  Adult

Leandro N. Alem
Misiones
Argentina
09/13/2023
Edgar Romeo
Foto
Photography ID: 465641
  Adult

El Soberbio
Misiones
Argentina
09/22/2021
Edgar Romeo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
203549718/04/2024ArgentinaJujuyDepartamento Santa BarbaraEdgar Romeo
189839613/09/2023ArgentinaMisionesRuta 4, Leandro N. AlemEdgar Romeo
189836013/09/2023ArgentinaMisionesRuta Provincial 103, CandelariaEdgar Romeo
147631322/09/2021ArgentinaMisionesRuta 2 (camino a Saltos del Moconá), El SoberbioEdgar Romeo
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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.