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Elanoides forficatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Aves
order
Accipitriformes
family
Accipitridae
genus
Elanoides
species
Elanoides forficatus

Name

Synonyms
Elanoides forticatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Falco forficatus Linnaeus, 1758
Homonyms
Elanoides forficatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common names
American Swallow-tailed Kite in English
American Swallow-tailed Kite in English
American swallow-tailed kite in French
Elanio tijereta in Spanish
Milan à queue fourchue in French
Milan à queue fourchue in Spanish
Milan à queue fourchue in French
Milan à queue fourchue in French
Milano tijereta in Spanish
Milano tijereta in Spanish
Milano tijereta in English
Nibbio codaforcuta in Italian
Schwalbenweih in German
Schwalbenweihe in German
Svaleglente in Norwegian
Svalehaleglente in Danish
Swallow-tailed Kite in English
Swallow-tailed Kite in English
Swallow-tailed Kite in English
Swallow-tailed Kite in English
Swallow-tailed Kite in English
Swallow-tailed Kite in English
Swallow-tailed Kite in English
Swallow-tailed Kite in English
Swallow-tailed Kite in English
Swallow-tailed Kite in English
Swallow-tailed Kite in English
Swallow-tailed kite in language.
Zwaluwstaartwouw in Dutch
amerikansirohaukka in Finnish
amerikinis kregždinis peslys in Lithuanian
dzirkļastes klīja in Latvian
elanio tijereto in Spanish
fecskekánya in Hungarian
gavião-tesoura in Portuguese
jaskólak in Polish
koršun vidlochvostý in Slovak
luňák vlaštovčí in Czech
milà de cua forcada in Catalan–Valencian
pääsuhaugas in Estonian
svalstjärtsglada in Swedish
swallow-tailed kite in English
Ласточковый коршун in Russian
ツバメトビ in Japanese
燕尾鳶 in Chinese
燕尾鸢 in Chinese
Swallow-tailed Kite in English
svaleglente in Norwegian Bokmål
Swallow-tailed Kite in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner, 1987: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. 79.
  2. Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright, 2006: null. Birds of the World: Recommended English Names. ix + 259.
  3. Luck et al. 2012; Stiles.F. G. & L. Rosselli. 1998; Remsen & Robinson 1990; Hilty & Brown 1986,2001; Sherry 1990; Naranjo et al. 2012; Hilty & Brown 1986, 2001; Newbold et al. 2012; Belmaker & Jetz 2013; Dunning, J.B. 2007; http://www.hbw.com.
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