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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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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
230752724/03/2025EcuadorPichinchaMagi Elf Lodge, Mindo1Eugenia Boggiano
230705829/01/202515:40BrazilSanta Catarina-27.408, -49.383, Rodovia Carl Heinz Buechler4Eugenia Boggiano
122919709/02/2020ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Salto Encantado11Eugenia Boggiano
65548908/10/2017EcuadorSucumbíosNavegacion y torre de avistaje., Sani lodgeEugenia Boggiano
64229906/10/2017EcuadorNapoCamino vehicular , Sendero Pina y Coopmans, Wildsumaco LodgeEugenia Boggiano
64221705/10/2017EcuadorNapoCamino vehicular y Face trail, Wildsumaco LodgeEugenia Boggiano
55437212/02/2017BrazilSão PauloParque Estadual Intervales5Eugenia Boggiano
31919317/08/2015ArgentinaCorrientesRuta 123, Colonia Carlos PellegriniEugenia Boggiano
241300318/09/2013ArgentinaMisionesSalto del Moconá, Parque Provincial Moconá1Eugenia Boggiano
241295617/09/2013ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada San Sebastián de la Selva2Eugenia Boggiano
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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.