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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: 585124
  Adult
São José dos Pinhais
Paraná
Brazil
09/09/2018
Glauco Oliveira
Foto
Photography ID: 403454
  Adult
Dique El Cadillal
Tucumán
Argentina
09/30/2018
Vicente Piccirillo
Foto
Photography ID: 403453
  Adult
Dique El Cadillal
Tucumán
Argentina
09/30/2018
Vicente Piccirillo
Foto
Photography ID: 327778
 Eldorado
Misiones
Argentina
02/05/2018
Angel Siguen
Foto
Photography ID: 317578
  Adult
Campo Ramón
Misiones
Argentina
12/29/2018
Nicolas Miguel Pavese
Foto
Photography ID: 307853
  Adult
Campo Ramón
Misiones
Argentina
12/24/2018
Ricardo Juliano
Foto
Photography ID: 305211
  Adult
Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
11/15/2018
José Luis Ianiro
Foto
Photography ID: 304720
  Adult
Oberá
Misiones
Argentina
11/16/2018
Max Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 303870
  Adult
Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
12/11/2018
Diego Carus



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
88851429/12/2018ArgentinaMisionesChacra Mariposa, Campo RamónNicolas Miguel Pavese
86134424/12/2018ArgentinaMisionesChacra Mariposa, Campo RamónRicardo Juliano
85382411/12/2018ArgentinaMisionesParque Nacional IguazúDiego Carus
85055224/11/2018ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada San Sebastián de la SelvaEduardo Soriano
84316020/11/2018ArgentinaMisionesChacra Mariposa, Campo Ramón10Luis Cesar Tejo
85528816/11/2018ArgentinaMisionesOberáMax Uranga
85624115/11/2018ArgentinaJujuyCamino entre Monolito y Mesada, Parque Nacional CalileguaJosé Luis Ianiro
105834508/11/2018PeruCuzcoCarretera a Manú--Patria (600-900m)30Julian Quillen Vidoz
83984704/11/2018ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge SurucuáGustavo Masuzzo
186854502/11/2018ArgentinaMisionesRuta Provincial 103, Candelaria3Fabricio Candia
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/04/2026.