Swallow-tailed Kite

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Swallow-tailed Kite	Home Bird Orders
	American Swallow-tailed Kite	Alternate name
	Elanoides forficatus	Scientific name
	Accipitriformes	Order
	Acciptridae	Family
	55-65 cm	Length
	Forests with swamps, marshes, and other wet areas, Widespread in North America, Central America, South America, The Caribbean and West Indies & Bermuda.	Habitat
		Altitude
		Range
	2-4	Clutch
	Frogs,dragonflys, other insects, small birds, reptiles.	Food
		Habits
	3323 - TSN: 175289	World Number
	Least Concern	Status

Swallow-tailed Kite Ssp: yetapa Nick Athanas Chapada dos Guimarães, north of Cuiabá, MT Brazil flight calls XC16615

Catalan: Esparver cuaforcat
Czech: luňák vlaštovčí, Lunákovec vlaštovcí
Danish: Svalehaleglente
German: Schwalbenweih, Schwalbenweihe
English: American Swallow-tailed Kite, Swallow-tailed Kite
Spanish: Aguililla Tijereta, Elanio Tijereta, Elianio Tijereta, Gavilán Cola de Tijera, Gavilán tijerrilla, Halcón Tijereta, Milano Tijereta
Spanish (Argentine): Milano tijereta
Spanish (Colombia): Aguililla Tijereta
Spanish (Costa Rica): Elanio tijereta
Spanish (Cuba): Gavilán Cola de Tijera
Spanish (Dominican Rep.): Gavilán Cola de Tijera
Spanish (Honduras): Gavilán tijerrilla
Spanish (Mexico): Milano Tijereta
Spanish (Nicaragua): Elanio Tijereta
Spanish (Paraguay): Milano tijereta
Spanish (Uruguay): Halcón Tijereta
Spanish (Venezuela): Gavilán Tijereta
Estonian: pääsuhaugas
Basque: Elano mir-buztanduna, Esparver cuaforcat
Finnish: afrikansirohaukka, amerikansirohaukka, Haarasirohaukka
French: Milan à queue fourchue, Naucler à queue fourchue
Galician: Esparver cuaforcat
Guarani: Taguato jetapa
Haitian Creole French: Malfini ke chankre
Hebrew: דיה זנב סנונית
Italian: Nibbio americano codadirondine, Nibbio coda di rondine
Japanese: tsubametobi
Japanese: ツバメトビ
Latin: Elanoides forficatus
Lithuanian: Laibasparnis peslys
Dutch: Zwaluwstaart Wouw, Zwaluwstaartwouw
Norwegian: Svaleglente
Polish: jaskólak, Jaskólak amerykański
Portuguese: gavião-das-taperas, Gaviao-tesoura, gavião-tesoura, itapema, tapema, tapena, tesourão, tesoureira
Portuguese (Brazil): gavião-das-taperas, Gavião-tesoura, itapema, tapema, tapena, tesourão, tesoureira
Russian: Вилохвостый коршун, Коршун вилохвостый, ласточковый коршун
Slovak: koršun vidlochvostý, Luniakovec lastovičkochvostý
Swedish: Svalstjärtsglada
Chinese: 燕尾鸢

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