Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Summary 2
The swallow-tailed kite (Elanoides forficatus) 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. It was formerly named Falco forficatus.
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- (c) Jerry Oldenettel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/7457894@N04/3409931750
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elanoides_forficatus
