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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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Photography ID: 604570
  Adult
Flor de Café/Plataforma
San Martín
Peru
07/09/2024
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 437423
  Adult
Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
03/10/2021
Jorge Schlemmer



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
214352809/07/2024PeruSan MartínBello Horizonte8Jorge Schlemmer
214348309/07/2024PeruSan MartínFlor de Café/Plataforma12Jorge Schlemmer
214342108/07/2024PeruSan MartínFlor de Café/Plataforma10Jorge Schlemmer
214338608/07/2024PeruSan MartínPlataforma Pueblo9Jorge Schlemmer
214336208/07/2024PeruSan MartínCamino a Plataforma5Jorge Schlemmer
192029404/11/2023ArgentinaJujuyLocalidad Camino de Los Morteros, Ruta Provincial 6, Jujuy, Ar (-24,318, -64,523)2Jorge Schlemmer
192023104/11/2023ArgentinaJujuyCamino De Los Morteros, Ruta Provincial 6, Jujuy, Ar2Jorge Schlemmer
192019804/11/2023ArgentinaJujuyRuta Provincial 6, Jujuy, Ar (-24,318, -64,513)2Jorge Schlemmer
192014104/11/2023ArgentinaJujuyRuta Provincial 6, Jujuy, Ar (-24,093, -64,397)1Jorge Schlemmer
192001703/11/2023ArgentinaJujuyRuta Provincial 6, Jujuy, Ar (-24,317, -64,513)1Jorge Schlemmer
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 12/04/2026.