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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: 485611
  Adult
San Francisco
Jujuy
Argentina
03/03/2022
Diego Carus
Foto
Photography ID: 465927
  Adult
Reserva Natural El Puente Verde
Misiones
Argentina
10/06/2021
Diego Carus
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
227863601/04/2025ArgentinaJujuyParque Nacional CalileguaDiego Carus
217911417/10/2024ArgentinaJujuyParque Nacional CalileguaDiego Carus
214762204/09/2024ArgentinaMisionesSeccional Uruzú, Parque Provincial Urugua-íDiego Carus
194357503/01/2024ArgentinaMisionesSeccional Uruzú, Parque Provincial Urugua-íDiego Carus
169987909/12/2022ArgentinaMisionesSeccional Uruzú, Parque Provincial Urugua-íDiego Carus
155806703/03/2022ArgentinaJujuySan FranciscoDiego Carus
147730206/10/2021ArgentinaMisionesReserva Natural El Puente VerdeDiego Carus
87740625/01/2019ArgentinaTucumánMonumento al Indio, Reserva Provincial Los SosaDiego Carus
85382411/12/2018ArgentinaMisionesParque Nacional IguazúDiego Carus
74422908/04/2018ArgentinaJujuyParque Nacional CalileguaDiego Carus
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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.