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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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Latest feeding records
Feeding
GroupSpeciesDateUser
ReptilesStenocercus caducus09/11/2015Carlos Cuñado



Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 381361
  Adult
Comandante Andresito
Misiones
Argentina
09/09/2015
Santos Di Mauro
Foto
Photography ID: 298287
  Adult
El Soberbio
Misiones
Argentina
09/21/2015
Claudia Mora
Foto
Photography ID: 197009
  Adult
Serra do tepequém
Roraima
Brazil
01/10/2015
Glauco Oliveira
Foto
Photography ID: 174366
  Adult
Cerro Santa Ana
Misiones
Argentina
11/07/2015
Nicolas Miguel Pavese
Foto
Photography ID: 135511
  Adult
Florianópolis
Santa Catarina
Brazil
12/09/2015
Marcelo Zanotti
Foto
Photography ID: 129228
  Adult
Campo Ramón
Misiones
Argentina
12/05/2015
Daniela Espinosa
Foto
Photography ID: 123537
  Adult
Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
10/13/2015
Guillermo Marcaida
Foto
Photography ID: 123159
  Adult
Manacapuru
Amazonas
Brazil
10/29/2015
João Sérgio Barros



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 Detail of places sorted by number of records







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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
47443022/12/2015ArgentinaSaltaReserva Natural Provincial Las CostasRamón Rodolfo Copa
39563809/12/2015BrazilSanta CatarinaArmaçao, FlorianópolisMarcelo Zanotti
37274107/12/2015ArgentinaMisionesChacra Mariposa, Campo Ramón1Luis Cesar Tejo
37253606/12/2015ArgentinaMisionesChacra Mariposa, Campo Ramón3Daniela Espinosa
37251705/12/2015ArgentinaMisionesChacra Mariposa, Campo Ramón4Daniela Espinosa
37250404/12/2015ArgentinaMisionesOberá2Daniela Espinosa
37250004/12/2015ArgentinaMisionesSan José1Daniela Espinosa
41303724/11/2015ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Cruce Caballero5Esteban Geronimo Javier Luque
36753824/11/2015ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada San Sebastián de la SelvaEduardo Muñiz
41297815/11/2015ArgentinaMisionesRecorrida por el pueblo, San Pedro12Esteban Geronimo Javier Luque
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 22/03/2026.