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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: 655505
  Adult
Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
09/26/2025
Sergio Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 655504
  Adult
Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
09/26/2025
Sergio Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 655503
  Adult
Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
09/26/2025
Sergio Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 602130
  Adult
Parque Provincial Caá Yarí
Misiones
Argentina
09/19/2024
Sergio Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 555724
  Adult
Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
10/31/2023
Sergio Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 554880
  Adult
Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
10/29/2023
Sergio Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 554879
  Adult
Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
10/29/2023
Sergio Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 554878
  Adult
Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
10/29/2023
Sergio Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 554841
  Adult
Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
10/28/2023
Sergio Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 354819
  Adult
San Pedro
Misiones
Argentina
09/28/2019
Sergio Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 354256
  Adult
Comandante Andresito
Misiones
Argentina
09/23/2019
Sergio Cusano



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Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
237115626/09/2025ArgentinaJujuyRuta Provincial 83 - Entre Mesada de las Colmenas y Monolito, Parque Nacional CalileguaSergio Cusano
215904819/09/2024ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Caá YaríSergio Cusano
220287517/09/2024ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Cruce CaballeroSergio Cusano
191130231/10/2023ArgentinaJujuyParque Nacional CalileguaSergio Cusano
190776229/10/2023ArgentinaJujuyRuta Provincial 83 - Entre Mesada de las Colmenas y Monolito, Parque Nacional CalileguaSergio Cusano
190763328/10/2023ArgentinaJujuyParque Nacional CalileguaSergio Cusano
110719728/09/2019ArgentinaMisionesComplejo Der Wald, San PedroSergio Cusano
110580723/09/2019ArgentinaMisionesRuta 101 camino al pasafauna, Comandante AndresitoSergio Cusano
63912428/10/2017ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge SurucuáSergio Cusano
63881227/10/2017ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge SurucuáSergio Cusano
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 15/04/2026.