Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
American Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus) - HBW 2, p. 112
French: Milan à queue fourchue
German: Schwalbenweih
Spanish: Elanio Tijereta
Other common names: Swallow tailed Kite
Taxonomy: Falco forficatus Linnaeus, 1758, America = Carolina.
Not clearly or closely related to any other genus, but some similarities with Elanus and the Pernis group. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- forficatus (Linnaeus, 1758) - coastal SE USA to N Mexico.
- yetapa (Vieillot, 1818) - S Mexico (except Yucatán) S through Central America (excluding El Salvador) to E Bolivia, Paraguay and NE Argentina (Misiones).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A pair copulating Locality Covington, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, USA (United States) (ssp forficatus)
Bill Wayman 31 May 2007 3 years ago 36 sec 4.8 -
An adult preening on a branch and a close-up Locality Covington, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, USA (United States) (ssp forficatus)
Bill Wayman 31 May 2007 3 years ago 50 sec 4.7 -
Three adults at their night roost site Locality Covington, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, USA (United States) (ssp forficatus)
Bill Wayman 31 May 2007 3 years ago 20 sec 4.7 -
An adult feeding a 10-12 days old chick Locality Covington, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, USA (United States) (ssp forficatus)
Bill Wayman 30 April 2007 3 years ago 52 sec 4.6 -
An adult incubating, with a close-up at the end Locality Covington, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, USA (United States) (ssp forficatus)
Bill Wayman 30 April 2007 3 years ago 24 sec 4.5 -
An adult at the nest with a 10-12 days old chick Locality Covington, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, USA (United States) (ssp forficatus)
Bill Wayman 30 April 2007 3 years ago 41 sec 4.3
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Soaring overhead at treetop level in Libery, Texas (Trinity River breeding population)
Locality Texas, USA (United States)
Erik Breden 14 August 2004 1 year ago 4 -
in flight
Locality La Esperanza, Amazonas Department, Peru
Lior Kislev 16 February 2010 41 weeks ago 3.8 -
Juvenile (short outer tail feathers) on migration over Dry Tortugas.
Locality Florida, USA (United States)
David Brassington 15 April 2009 2 years ago 3.8 -
An adult eating insects
Locality La Azulita, Mérida State, Venezuela
kperezleon 20 March 2008 2 years ago 3.4 -
perched in a tree
Locality Highlands County, Florida, USA (United States)
Patrick Ellsworth 16 April 2007 18 weeks ago 3 -
Swallow-tailed Kite in flight.
Locality Rainbow Springs, Marion County, Florida, USA (United States)
Kestrel 12 May 2008 3 years ago 3
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Calls of a soaring adult Locality Milpe, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
(ssp yetapa)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 14 June 2011 18 weeks ago 4.8 -
Calls given in flight while soaring over gallery forest. Locality Chapada dos Guimaraes, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
(ssp yetapa)
Nick Athanas 12 February 2006 2 years ago 3
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