Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
IUCN: Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- Family
- Accipitridae
- Genus
- Elanoides
- eBird Code
- swtkit
Vocalizations
David Roach · CC0_1_0
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Subspecies (2)
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Elanoides forficatus forficatus
breeds lowlands of coastal southeastern USA to northern Mexico; winters in South America
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Elanoides forficatus yetapa
breeds southern Mexico (except Yucatan Peninsula) to Brazil and northeastern Argentina; northern population winters in South America
Data Sources
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.