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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: 521920
  Adult
Santa Ana
Misiones
Argentina
01/16/2023
Gustavo Daniel González
Foto
Photography ID: 468389
  Adult
Campo Ramón
Misiones
Argentina
09/20/2021
Gustavo Daniel González
Foto
Photography ID: 468388
  Adult
Campo Ramón
Misiones
Argentina
09/20/2021
Gustavo Daniel González



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
201568525/01/2024ArgentinaJujuyParque Provincial Potrero de YalaGustavo Daniel González
170923616/01/2023ArgentinaMisionesEl monte de los Abuelos, Santa AnaGustavo Daniel González
148717630/09/2021ArgentinaMisionesRuta Nacional 101 - Tierra colorada, Parque Nacional IguazúGustavo Daniel González
148717520/09/2021ArgentinaMisionesCampo RamónGustavo Daniel González
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 25/03/2026.