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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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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 612093
 Vía sin nombre
Misiones
Argentina
09/05/2024
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 243600
  Adult
Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
01/08/2018
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 78744
  Adult
Florianópolis
Santa Catarina
Brazil
01/08/2015
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 4640
  Adult
Campo Ramón
Misiones
Argentina
03/08/2011
Jorge La Grotteria



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
214453007/09/2024ArgentinaMisionesCamino sin nombrar3Jorge La Grotteria
214452507/09/2024ArgentinaMisionesRuta Provincial Numero 1510Jorge La Grotteria
214450307/09/2024ArgentinaMisionesRuta Provincial Numero 15, Parque Provincial Caá Yarí1Jorge La Grotteria
214455806/09/2024ArgentinaMisionesRuta Provincial Numero 15, Parque Provincial Caá Yarí22Jorge La Grotteria
214159005/09/2024ArgentinaMisionesVía sin nombre7Jorge La Grotteria
214151205/09/2024ArgentinaMisionesRuta Provincial 211Jorge La Grotteria
214150705/09/2024ArgentinaMisionesRuta Provincial 215Jorge La Grotteria
214026803/09/2024ArgentinaMisionesRuta Nacional 141Jorge La Grotteria
194630613/01/2024ArgentinaMisionesCamino sin nombrar (-26,639886, -54,752279)1Jorge La Grotteria
194556013/01/2024ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Urugua-í1Jorge La Grotteria
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 24/03/2026.