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Swallow-tailed kite
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For the African swallow-tailed kite, see Scissor-tailed kite.
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.
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Accipitriformes |
Family: | Accipitridae |
Genus: | Elanoides Vieillot, 1818 |
Species: | E. forficatus |
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Elanoides forficatus | |
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Distribution: Year-round Breeding Migration | |
Synonyms | |
Elanus forficatus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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