Swallow-tailed Kites (Elanoides forficatus) - Cape Fear River, NC
Two Swallow-tailed Kites with an Anhinga. We saw 7 Swallow-tailed Kites (1 immature) and 1 Mississippi Kite at this location.
Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus)
Brazil
The Swallow-tailed Kite must be one of the most elegant birds in South America and one of the most distinctive.
Swallow-tailed Kite
SWALLOW-TAILED KITE
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Elanoides forficatus (Linnaeus) ...
Swallow-tailed kite Elanoides forficatus
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Length: 21 inches Wingspan: 50 inches
Sexes similar
Medium-sized, graceful, long-winged, long-tailed hawk
Pointed wings
Short, dark, hooked bill ...
Swallow-tailed Kite
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Swallow-tailed Kite ( Elanoides forficatus )
Swallow-tailed Kite
Photograph by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. License: Public Domain. (view image details) ...
Help count Swallow-tailed Kites in a local census. South Carolina has a report form online for any sightings of this state endangered bird. For an overview of the program, see the press release from the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources.
Status: The Swallow-tailed Kite historically had a much larger range than it does now. Numbers are generally stable within its current U.S. range, and it may be beginning to expand its range again.
Swallow-tailed Kite: Elanoides forficatus
Appearance:
The sight of a swallow-tailed kite is unforgettable: a black-and-white raptor (bird of prey) with a deeply forked tail soaring through the summer sky.
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus ( Linnaeus)
Status One record.
The Swallow-tailed Kite occurs primarily in swamps and forested wetlands, usually near nesting sites. It feeds on insects, reptiles, and amphibians.
Both the Swallow-tailed Kite and the less common White-tailed Kite are sensitive to habitat changes, but little is known about either bird.
name area season diet/native food plants
Bald Eagle
** THREATENED ** ...
Genus Elanoides (swallow-tailed kites)
Genus Elanus (black-shouldered kites)
Genus Erythrotriorchis (Australasian goshawks) ...
The swallow-tailed kite, Elanoides forficatus, found from the southeastern United States and the West Indies to northern Argentina, is slim, black above, and white below and has a white head and a long, deeply forked tail.
Endangered
Raptors State Status Federal Status (Listed)
Swallow-tailed Kite
Swallow-tailed Kite (PDF 4 MB)
Elanoides forficatus ...
THE SWALLOW-TAILED HAWK.
[American Swallow-tailed Kite.]
NAUCLERUS FURCATUS, Linn.
[Elanoides forficatus.] ...
[10] Along with Swallow-tailed Kites they share the unique habit of carrying away an entire nest with nestlings to a feeding perch.
 See also: Swallow, Eagle, Flycatcher, Hummingbird, Woodpecker
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