Swallow-tailed Kite bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsAmerican Swallow-tailed Kite, Swallow-tailed hawk
Old latin name for birdElanoïdes forficatus, Nauclerus furcatus, Falco forficatus
OrderHawks and relatives / Accipitriformes
FamilyKites, Hawks, Eagles / Accipitridae
GenusElanoides
Breeding regionMiddle America, North America, South America
Breeding subregions USA to ne Argentina

Swallow-tailed Kite bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Courtship vocalization, © Bruce Lagerquist
    United States
  • 2.
    Flight call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 3.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Argentina
  • 4.
    Begging call, call, © William Adsett
    Panama
  • 5.
    Flight calls, © Mitch Lysinger
    Ecuador
  • 6.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Bolivia
  • 7.
    Flight calls, © Niels Krabbe
    Ecuador
  • 8.
    Call, flight call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 9.
    Flight calls, © Mitch Lysinger
    Ecuador
  • 10.
    Flight calls, © Mitch Lysinger
    Ecuador
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Where to see Swallow-tailed Kite

Swallow-tailed Kite subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Elanoides forficatus forficatusse USA and n, e MexicoSouth AmericaNo
Elanoides forficatus yetapas Mexico to n Argentina-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansSwaelstertwou
Azerbaijanihaçaquyruq çalağan
BasqueEsparver cuaforcat, Elano mir-buztanduna
Bengaliিঅফাচফর-হরজা চচর
BulgarianЛястовичо-опашата каня
Catalanmilà de cua forcada, Esparver cuaforcat
Chinese燕尾鸢
Chinese (Traditional)燕尾鳶
CroatianLastorepa lunja, lunja lastarka
CzechLunákovec vlaštovcí, luňák vlaštovčí
DanishSvalehaleglente
DutchZwaluwstaart Wouw, Zwaluwstaartwouw
EsperantoAmerika hirundvosta milvo, Hirundovosta milvo
Estonianpääsuhaugas
FinnishHaarasirohaukka, amerikansirohaukka, afrikansirohaukka
FrenchNaucler à queue fourchue, Milan à queue fourchue, Milan de la Caroline
FrisianSwellesturtglee
GalicianGabián tesoira, Esparver cuaforcat
GermanSchwalbenweihe, Schwalbenweih
GreekΧελιδovόκιρκoς
GuaraniTaguato jetapa, Taguato-jetapa
Hebrewדיה זנב סנונית, דאה אמריקנית
HungarianFecskefarkú kánya, fecskekánya
IcelandicForkgleða
IrishCúr gabhlánach
ItalianNibbio americano codadirondine, Nibbio coda di rondine, Nibbio codaforcuta
Japaneseツバメトビ
Latviandzirkļastes klīja
Lithuanianamerikinis kregždinis peslys, Laibasparnis peslys
Norwegiansvaleglente, Svaleglente
Norwegian NynorskSvaleglente
PolishJaskólak amerykański, jaskólak
Portuguesetapema, gavião-tesoura, tapena, Gaviao-tesoura, gavião-das-taperas, tesourão, tesoureira, itapema
RomanianGaie cu coadă furculiţă
RussianКоршун вилохвостый, Вилохвостый коршун, Ласточковый коршун
SerbianLastorepa lunja
Slovakkoršun vidlochvostý, Luniakovec lastovičkochvostý
SlovenianLastovičasti škarnik
SpanishAguililla Tijereta, Gavilán tijerrilla, Elanio tijereta, Halcón Tijereta, Elianio Tijereta, Milano Tijereta, Gavilán Cola de Tijera
Swedishsvalstjärtsglada
Tatarсәнәк койрыклы тилгән
TurkishAmerika kırlangıçkuruklu çaylağı, Kırlangıç Kuyruklu Çaylak
Ukrainianлунь вилохвостий, шуляк ластівкохвостий
WelshBarcud cynffonwennol