Elanoides forficatus

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IOC Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • Regnum: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Cladus: Reptilia • Cladus: Archosauria • Classis: Aves • Superordo: Neognathae • Ordo: Accipitriformes • Familia: Accipitridae • Genus: Elanoides • Species: Elanoides forficatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Elanoides forficatus

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Swallow-tailed Kite']

• English: Swallow-tailed Kite
• العربية: حدأة مبلوع الذيل
• مصرى: حداه مبلوع الذيل
• Kotava: Delimiz
• български: Лястовичо-опашата каня
• català: milà de cua forcada
• čeština: luňák vlaštovčí
• Cymraeg: barcud cynffonwennol
• dansk: Svalehaleglente
• Deutsch: Schwalbenweih
• Canadian English: Swallow-tailed Kite
• British English: Swallow-tailed Kite
• Esperanto: Hirundovosta milvo
• español: Elanio tijereta, Milano tijereta
• eesti: pääsuhaugas
• euskara: Elano miru-buztan
• فارسی: کورکور دم‌پرستویی
• suomi: amerikansirohaukka
• français: Milan à queue fourchue, Naucler à queue fourchue
• Frysk: Swellesturtglee
• Gaeilge: Cúr gabhlánach
• kriyòl gwiyannen: Paganni-sizo
• galego: Gabián tesoira
• Avañe'ẽ: Taguato jetapa
• עברית: דיה זנב סנונית
• hrvatski: lunja lastarka
• magyar: fecskekánya
• italiano: Nibbio codaforcuta
• 日本語: ツバメトビ
• 한국어: 아메리카제비꼬리솔개
• lietuvių: amerikinis kregždinis peslys
• latviešu: dzirkļastes klīja
• norsk bokmål: Svaleglente
• Nederlands: Zwaluwstaartwouw
• Diné bizaad: Shádiʼááhdę́ę́ʼ haltsooítaatʼagii bitseeʼ deeshgizhígíí
• polski: jaskólak
• português: gavião-tesoura
• português do Brasil: Gavião-tesoura
• русский: Ласточковый коршун
• Ikinyarwanda: Swallow tailed kite
• slovenčina: koršun vidlochvostý
• српски / srpski: Ласторепа луња
• svenska: svalstjärtsglada
• Türkçe: Kırlangıç kuyruklu çaylak
• українська: лунь вилохвостий
• Tiếng Việt: Diều đuôi nhạn
• 中文: 燕尾鳶

• Note: For IOC classification 2.10, this is currently the only extant (living) species in the genus Elanoides.
• IOC link: Elanoides forficatus in order Accipitriformes subcat
• IUCN: Elanoides forficatus (Linnaeus, 1758)   (Least Concern)

In flight

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  St. Johns River, central Florida
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  Florida, USA.
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  Florida, USA.
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  DeLand, Florida
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  Everglades NP, Florida
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  Allendale, South Carolina
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  Arenal, Costa Rica
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  Arenal, Costa Rica
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  Costa Rica
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  Costa Rica
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  Costa Rica
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  Corkscrew Swamp, Florida
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  Corkscrew Swamp, Florida
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  Município de Maués, Amazonas, Brazil

Other photos

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  St. Johns River, central Florida

Illustrations

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