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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: 345365
  Adult
Buena Vista
Departamento de Santa Cruz
Bolivia
07/22/2019
Luis Cesar Tejo
Foto
Photography ID: 248684
  Adult
Campo Ramón
Misiones
Argentina
02/11/2018
Luis Cesar Tejo
Foto
Photography ID: 109437
  Adult
Aristóbulo del Valle
Misiones
Argentina
10/13/2012
Luis Cesar Tejo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
237747813/10/2025ArgentinaMisionesRuta 21 Reserva Biosfera Yabotí1Luis Cesar Tejo
221260613/12/2024ArgentinaJujuyParque Nacional Calilegua2Luis Cesar Tejo
221252311/12/2024ArgentinaSaltaCamino de cornisa Salta-san Salvador de Jujuy1Luis Cesar Tejo
217929813/10/2024ParaguayCanindeyúReserva Natural del Bosque Mbaracayú1Luis Cesar Tejo
95277422/07/2019BoliviaDepartamento de Santa CruzCafetal, Buena Vista2Luis Cesar Tejo
84316020/11/2018ArgentinaMisionesChacra Mariposa, Campo Ramón10Luis Cesar Tejo
69788011/02/2018ArgentinaMisionesChacra Mariposa, Campo Ramón4Luis Cesar Tejo
39082511/01/2016ArgentinaMisionesChacra Mariposa, Campo Ramón2Luis Cesar Tejo
39084810/01/2016ArgentinaMisionesChacra Mariposa, Campo Ramón2Luis Cesar Tejo
39089409/01/2016ArgentinaMisionesLeandro N. Alem1Luis Cesar Tejo
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 22/03/2026.