Swallow-tailed Kite / Elanoides forficatus LC

Synonyms Swallow-tailed hawk, American Swallow-tailed Kite
Old latin name for bird Falco forficatus, Elanoïdes forficatus, Nauclerus furcatus

Swallow-tailed Kitebird sounds *

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Call, © Peter Boesman
Argentina
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Song, © JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA
Brazil
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Call, © Peter Boesman
Bolivia
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Call, flight call, © Paul Marvin
United States
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Song, © Mateus Gonçalves Santos
Brazil
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Flight calls, © Niels Krabbe
Ecuador
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Flight calls, © Mitch Lysinger
Ecuador

* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Where to see Swallow-tailed Kite

Breeding region Middle America, North America, South America
Breeding subregion s USA to ne Argentina

Swallow-tailed Kite subspecies (2)

Subspecies	Breeding subregion	Nonbreeding subregion	Extinct
Elanoides forficatus forficatus	se USA and n, e Mexico	South America	No
Elanoides forficatus yetapa	s Mexico to n Argentina	-	No

Species Name in Other Languages

Language	Translation
Afrikaans	Swaelstertwou
Azerbaijani	haçaquyruq çalağan
Basque	Esparver cuaforcat, Elano mir-buztanduna
Bengali	িঅফাচফর-হরজা চচর
Bulgarian	Лястовичо-опашата каня
Catalan	Esparver cuaforcat, milà de cua forcada
Chinese	燕尾鸢
Chinese (Traditional)	燕尾鳶
Croatian	Lastorepa lunja, lunja lastarka
Czech	luňák vlaštovčí, Lunákovec vlaštovcí
Danish	Svalehaleglente
Dutch	Zwaluwstaartwouw, Zwaluwstaart Wouw
Esperanto	Amerika hirundvosta milvo, Hirundovosta milvo
Estonian	pääsuhaugas
Finnish	afrikansirohaukka, amerikansirohaukka, Haarasirohaukka
French	Naucler à queue fourchue, Milan de la Caroline, Milan à queue fourchue
Frisian	Swellesturtglee
Galician	Esparver cuaforcat, Gabián tesoira
German	Schwalbenweih, Schwalbenweihe
Greek	Χελιδovόκιρκoς
Guarani	Taguato-jetapa, Taguato jetapa
Hebrew	דאה אמריקנית, דיה זנב סנונית
Hungarian	Fecskefarkú kánya, fecskekánya
Icelandic	Forkgleða
Irish	Cúr gabhlánach
Italian	Nibbio coda di rondine, Nibbio americano codadirondine, Nibbio codaforcuta
Japanese	ツバメトビ
Latvian	dzirkļastes klīja
Lithuanian	amerikinis kregždinis peslys, Laibasparnis peslys
Norwegian	svaleglente
Norwegian Nynorsk	Svaleglente
Polish	jaskólak, Jaskólak amerykański
Portuguese	gavião-tesoura, tapema, tapena, Gaviao-tesoura, gavião-das-taperas, tesourão, tesoureira, itapema
Romanian	Gaie cu coadă furculiţă
Russian	ласточковый коршун, Вилохвостый коршун, Коршун вилохвостый
Serbian	Lastorepa lunja
Slovak	koršun vidlochvostý, Luniakovec lastovičkochvostý
Slovenian	Lastovičasti škarnik
Spanish	Gavilán Cola de Tijera, Gavilán tijerrilla, Elianio Tijereta, Elanio tijereta, Halcón Tijereta, Aguililla Tijereta, Milano Tijereta
Swedish	svalstjärtsglada
Tatar	сәнәк койрыклы тилгән
Turkish	Kırlangıç Kuyruklu Çaylak, Amerika kırlangıçkuruklu çaylağı
Ukrainian	шуляк ластівкохвостий, Лунь вилохвостий
Welsh	Barcud cynffonwennol