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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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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 615693
  Adult
Ñacunday
Alto Paraná
Paraguay
12/21/2024
Roberto Fermín Derna
Foto
Photography ID: 614489
  Adult
Valle Grande
Jujuy
Argentina
11/14/2024
Carlos Valpreda
Foto
Photography ID: 614488
  Adult
Valle Grande
Jujuy
Argentina
11/14/2024
Carlos Valpreda
Foto
Photography ID: 613195
  Adult
Candelaria
Misiones
Argentina
09/14/2024
Marcelo Javier Wioneczak
Foto
Photography ID: 612093
 Vía sin nombre
Misiones
Argentina
09/05/2024
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 611989
  Adult
Campina grande do sul
Paraná
Brazil
12/01/2024
Glauco Oliveira
Foto
Photography ID: 610553
  Adult
Vicente López
Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/18/2024
Gabriel Carbajales
Foto
Photography ID: 609901
  Adult
Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
10/21/2024
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 609571
 Famaillá
Tucumán
Argentina
11/16/2024
Viviana Fuentes
Foto
Photography ID: 608831
  Adult
Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
10/21/2024
Guillermo Marcaida



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
221356921/12/2024ParaguayAlto ParanáÑacundayRoberto Fermín Derna
221438913/12/2024ArgentinaJujuyParque Nacional Calilegua2Nicolás Bejarano
221260613/12/2024ArgentinaJujuyParque Nacional Calilegua2Luis Cesar Tejo
221229113/12/2024ArgentinaJujuyParque Nacional Calilegua2Daniela Espinosa
221430511/12/2024ArgentinaSaltaCamino de cornisa Salta-san Salvador de Jujuy1Nicolás Bejarano
221252311/12/2024ArgentinaSaltaCamino de cornisa Salta-san Salvador de Jujuy1Luis Cesar Tejo
221220411/12/2024ArgentinaSaltaCamino de cornisa Salta-san Salvador de Jujuy1Daniela Espinosa
220360001/12/2024BrazilParanáCampina grande do sulGlauco Oliveira
220338601/12/2024ArgentinaJujuyParque Nacional CalileguaNicolas Olejnik
220383025/11/2024ArgentinaSaltaDique Campo AlegreNicolas Olejnik
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 30/03/2026.