Scissor-tailed
Kite
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Bird Orders
Ghana
Fork-tailed Kite, Swallow-tailed
Hawk
Alternate
name
Chelictinia riocourii
Scientific
name
Accipitriformes
Order
Acciptridae
Family
65cm
Length
Low land, hot
deserts, forests with swamps, marshes, and other wet
areas. Range:-
Benin ,
Burkina Faso ,
Burundi ,
Cameroon ,
Central African Republic ,
Chad ,
Congo ,
Djibouti ,
Equatorial Guinea ,
Eritrea ,
Ethiopia ,
Gabon ,
Gambia ,
Ivory Coast ,
Kenya ,
Liberia ,
Mali ,
Mauritania ,
Niger ,
Nigeria ,
Rwanda ,
Senegal ,
Somalia ,
Sudan ,
Tanzania ,
Togo ,
Uganda ,
Yemen ,
Habitat
Altitude
Range
Clutch
Insects, small birds, mammals, reptiles and
amphibians
Food
Habits
3330 -
TSN:
559183
World Number
Least Concern
Status
Video by
dolhijn
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VIDEO
Czech: Lunec vidloocası, luněc vidloocasıDanish: SvaleglenteGerman: Schwalbens Schwanzaar, Schwalbenschwanzaar,
Schwalbenschwanz-AarEnglish: African Swallow-tailed Kite, Fork-tailed Kite,
Scissor-tailed Kite, Swallow-tailed KiteSpanish: Elanio GolondrinaEstonian: sirehaugasFinnish: afrikansirohaukka, amerikansirohaukka, SirohaukkaFrench: Élanion naucler, Milan de Riocour, Naucler d'AfriqueHebrew: דיה אפריקאית חדת זנב Italian: Nibbio codadifrobice, Nibbio codaforbiceJapanese: afurikatsubametobiJapanese: アフリカツバメトビLatin: Chelictinia riocouriiLithuanian: Afrikinis peslysDutch: Afrikaanse ZwaluwstaartwouwNorwegian: SakseglentePolish: kaniuk dlugosterny, kaniuk długosternyRussian: Африканский дымчатый коршун, Африканский
коршун-ласточка, Коршун-ЛасточкаSlovak: Luniak vidlochvostıSwedish: SvalgladaSwahili: Mwewe KizeleleTurkish: çatal kuyruklu çaylak, Çatal-Kuyruklu ÇaylakChinese: 剪尾鸢
