Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
The swallow-tailed kite is a pernine raptor which breeds from the southeastern United States to eastern Peru and northern Argentina. It is the only species in the genus Elanoides. Most North and Central American breeders winter in South America where the species is resident year round.
- Scientific name
- Elanoides forficatus
- Family
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- IUCN status
- LC