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Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus)

Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus)
Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus)

About Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
  • Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

The swallow-tailed kite is a pernine raptor which breeds from the southeastern United States to eastern Peru and northern Argentina. It is the only species in the genus Elanoides. Most North and Central American breeders winter in South America where the species is resident year round.

Source: Wikipedia

Visits

  • 2006-12-19

    Puerto Quito, Ecuador
  • 2009-02-24

    Corcovado National Park - Los Patos, Costa Rica
    Image from 2009-02-24
  • 2009-03-11

    Pirre Cloud Forest Camp, Panama
  • 2011-07-10

    Santa Fe River, United States of America
  • 2013-04-19

    Bolivar Peninsula, United States of America
  • 2021-11-20

    Puerto Iguazu, Argentina
  • 2021-11-21

    Iguazu Falls, Argentina
  • 2021-11-24

    Surucua, Argentina
  • 2023-07-27

    Mindo - San Carlos, Ecuador
  • 2023-07-28

    Mindo - Foothills, Ecuador
  • 2023-08-03

    Sumaco, Ecuador
  • 2023-08-05

    Sumaco, Ecuador