Scissor-tailed Kite / Chelictinia riocourii VU
- Synonyms African Swallow-tailed Kite, Swallow-tailed Kite, Fork-tailed Kite
- Old latin name for bird Falco riocourii, Elanoides riocourii
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Where to see Scissor-tailed Kite
- Breeding region Africa
- Breeding subregion Senegal and Gambia to Somalia and ne Kenya
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Mikstertwou |
| Azerbaijani | qayçıquyruq çalağan |
| Bengali | কাচচমরজী চচর |
| Bulgarian | Африканска каня |
| Catalan | Milà de cua de tisora, elani de cua forcada |
| Chinese | 剪尾鸢 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 叉尾鳶 |
| Croatian | afrička lunja |
| Czech | luněc vidloocasý, Lunec vidloocasý |
| Danish | Svaleglente |
| Dutch | Afrikaanse Zwaluwstaartwouw |
| Esperanto | Afrika hirundvosta milvo, Tondilvosta milvo |
| Estonian | sirehaugas |
| Finnish | amerikansirohaukka, afrikansirohaukka, Sirohaukka |
| French | Milan de Riocour, Naucler d'Afrique, Élanion naucler |
| Frisian | Afrikaanske swellesturtglee |
| Galician | Peneireiro andoriña |
| German | Schwalbenschwanz-Aar, Schwalbenschwanzaar, Schwalbens Schwanzaar |
| Greek | Χελιδovέλαvoς |
| Hebrew | דיה אפריקאית חדת זנב |
| Hungarian | ollósfarkú kánya |
| Icelandic | Klaufgleða |
| Irish | Cúr gabhlánach Afracach |
| Italian | Nibbio codaforbice, Nibbio codadifrobice |
| Japanese | アフリカツバメトビ |
| Latvian | bezdelīgklīja |
| Lithuanian | Afrikinis peslys, afrikinis kregždinis peslys |
| Norwegian | sakseglente |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Sakseglente |
| Polish | kaniuk dlugosterny, kaniuk długosterny |
| Portuguese | Peneireiro-rabo-de-andorinha, Peneireiro-cinzento-tesoura, peneireiro-cauda-de-andorinha |
| Russian | Коршун-Ласточка, Ласточковый коршун, Африканский коршун-ласточка, Африканский дымчатый коршун |
| Serbian | Makazorepa lunja |
| Slovak | luniak vidlochvostý |
| Slovenian | Afriški lastovičasti škarnik |
| Spanish | Elanio golondrina |
| Swahili | Mwewe Kizelele |
| Swedish | Svalglada, saxstjärtsglada |
| Tatar | карлыгачсыман тилгән |
| Turkish | çatal kuyruklu çaylak, Makas Kuyruklu Çaylak, Çatal-Kuyruklu Çaylak |
| Ukrainian | шуліка вилохвостий |
| Welsh | Barcud cynffonfforchog |