Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (43)
- Subspecies (2)
Kenneth D. Meyer
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 1995
Text last updated January 1, 1995
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | milà cuaforcat |
| Croatian | lunja lastarka |
| Czech | luňák vlaštovčí |
| Danish | Svalehaleglente |
| Dutch | Zwaluwstaartwouw |
| English | Swallow-tailed Kite |
| English (United States) | Swallow-tailed Kite |
| Finnish | amerikansirohaukka |
| French | Naucler à queue fourchue |
| French (France) | Naucler à queue fourchue |
| German | Schwalbenweih |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Malfini ke chankre |
| Hebrew | דאה אמריקנית |
| Hungarian | Fecskefarkú kánya |
| Icelandic | Forkgleða |
| Japanese | ツバメトビ |
| Norwegian | svaleglente |
| Polish | jaskólak |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | gavião-tesoura |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Gavião-tesoura |
| Russian | Вилохвостый коршун |
| Serbian | Lastorepa lunja |
| Slovak | koršun vidlochvostý |
| Slovenian | Lastovičji škarnik |
| Spanish | Elanio Tijereta |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Milano Tijereta |
| Spanish (Chile) | Milano Tijereta |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Elanio Tijereta |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Gavilán cola de tijera |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Gavilán Cola de Tijera |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Elanio Tijereta |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Milano Tijerilla |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Milano Tijereta |
| Spanish (Panama) | Elanio Tijereta |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Milano tijereta |
| Spanish (Peru) | Elanio Tijereta |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Elanio Tijereta |
| Spanish (Spain) | Elanio tijereta |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Halcón Tijereta |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Gavilán Tijereta |
| Swedish | svalstjärtsglada |
| Turkish | Kırlangıç Kuyruklu Çaylak |
| Ukrainian | Шуляк ластівкохвостий |
Elanoides forficatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Falco forficatus
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.89.
TYPE LOCALITY:
CaroUna, ex Catesby.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- ELANOIDES
- forficata / forficatus
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Swallow-tailed Kite
