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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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Records from Florianópolis

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Falco forficatus.

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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 318245
  Adult
Florianópolis
Santa Catarina
Brazil
01/26/2019
Victor Hugo Michelini
Foto
Photography ID: 230341
  Adult
Florianópolis
Santa Catarina
Brazil
11/25/2017
Kahio Mazon
Foto
Photography ID: 135511
  Adult
Florianópolis
Santa Catarina
Brazil
12/09/2015
Marcelo Zanotti
Foto
Photography ID: 78744
  Adult
Florianópolis
Santa Catarina
Brazil
01/08/2015
Jorge La Grotteria



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
195898424/01/2024BrazilSanta CatarinaRuta 101, Florianópolis2Gabriel Carbajales
170261314/01/2023BrazilSanta Catarinacosta de dentro, FlorianópolisFacundo Irazoqui
116943714/01/2020BrazilSanta CatarinaFlorianópolis1Jorge La Grotteria
116806813/01/2020BrazilSanta CatarinaFlorianópolis2Jorge La Grotteria
119479127/10/2019BrazilSanta CatarinaTrilha do Ratones, FlorianópolisYamil Pablo Cotsali
88973126/01/2019BrazilSanta CatarinaRampa Voo Livre, FlorianópolisVictor Hugo Michelini
69338227/01/2018BrazilSanta CatarinaCachoeiras de Bom Jesus, FlorianópolisEsteban Argerich
69121127/12/2017BrazilSanta CatarinaCachoeiras de Bom Jesus, FlorianópolisEsteban Argerich
64647425/11/2017BrazilSanta CatarinaUfsc, FlorianópolisKahio Mazon
39480629/01/2016BrazilSanta CatarinaCachoeiras de Bom Jesus, FlorianópolisEsteban Argerich
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 16/03/2026.