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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: 599789
  Adult
Flor de Café/Plataforma
San Martín
Peru
07/09/2024
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 293758
  Adult
Campo Ramón
Misiones
Argentina
10/12/2018
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 187277
  Adult
Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
01/05/2017
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 76059
  Adult
San Pedro
Misiones
Argentina
01/02/2015
Pablo Eguia



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
214266809/07/2024PeruSan MartínBello Horizonte8Pablo Eguia
214262009/07/2024PeruSan MartínFlor de Café/Plataforma12Pablo Eguia
214254908/07/2024PeruSan MartínFlor de Café/Plataforma10Pablo Eguia
214250908/07/2024PeruSan MartínPlataforma Pueblo9Pablo Eguia
214248308/07/2024PeruSan MartínCamino a Plataforma5Pablo Eguia
191687504/11/2023ArgentinaJujuyLocalidad Camino de Los Morteros, Ruta Provincial 6, Jujuy, Ar (-24,318, -64,523)2Pablo Eguia
191661604/11/2023ArgentinaJujuyCamino De Los Morteros, Ruta Provincial 6, Jujuy, Ar2Pablo Eguia
191658304/11/2023ArgentinaJujuyRuta Provincial 6, Jujuy, Ar (-24,318, -64,513)2Pablo Eguia
191652104/11/2023ArgentinaJujuyRuta Provincial 6, Jujuy, Ar (-24,093, -64,397)1Pablo Eguia
191638703/11/2023ArgentinaJujuyRuta Provincial 6, Jujuy, Ar (-24,317, -64,513)1Pablo Eguia
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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.