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Swallow-tailed Kite
Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Birds of prey & vultures

Swallow-tailed Kite

Elanoides forficatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishSwallow-tailed Kite
DutchZwaluwstaartwouw
SpanishMilano tijereta
Chinese燕尾鸢
Sranan Tongoaka (general name for the group)
Scientific nameElanoides forficatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

About this species

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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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderAccipitriformes
FamilyAccipitridae
GenusElanoides

In Suriname

1,391Records in Suriname
44iNaturalist observations
1846First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Brokopondo673
  • Sipaliwini335
  • Para309
  • Commewijne17
  • Marowijne14
  • Nickerie8
  • Paramaribo6
  • Wanica2
  • Saramacca2

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

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