American Swallow-tailed Kite
American Swallow-tailed KiteAmerican Swallow-tailed KiteAmerican Swallow-tailed KiteAmerican Swallow-tailed Kite

American Swallow-tailed Kite

Elanoides forficatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Congaree National Park
1 Verified records at Congaree National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The swallow-tailed kite (Elanoides forficatus) 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. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Congaree National Park

Red-shouldered Hawk
LC

Red-shouldered Hawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteo lineatus

40–50% · Likely
Red-tailed Hawk
LC Endemic

Red-tailed Hawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteo jamaicensis

5–10% · With luck
Mississippi Kite
LC

Mississippi Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ictinia mississippiensis

5–10% · With luck
Golden Eagle
LC Endemic

Golden Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aquila chrysaetos

Insufficient data
Bald Eagle
LC

Bald Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

<5% · Rare
Sharp-shinned Hawk
LC Endemic

Sharp-shinned Hawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Accipiter striatus

<5% · Rare
Hen Harrier
LC

Hen Harrier

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Circus cyaneus

<5% · Rare
Broad-winged Hawk
LC

Broad-winged Hawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteo platypterus

<5% · Rare
Turkey Vulture
LC

Turkey Vulture

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cathartes aura

40–50% · Likely
Black Vulture
LC

Black Vulture

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coragyps atratus

30–40% · Possible
Osprey
LC

Osprey

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pandion haliaetus

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of American Swallow-tailed Kite at Congaree National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
60–70%
2 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
30–40%
3 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
4 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
20–30%
5 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%
6 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
20–30%
7 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%
8 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
9 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
10 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
11 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
12 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
13 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
14 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
10–20%
15 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
16 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
17 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
18 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
19 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
10–20%
20 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
21 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
22 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
23 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
24 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
25 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
26 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
27 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
28 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
5–10%
29 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
5–10%
30 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
31 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
5–10%
32 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
5–10%
33 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
34 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
5–10%
35 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
36 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
<5%
37 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
38 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
39 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
40 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
41 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
42 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
43 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
44 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
45 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
46 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
47 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
48 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
49 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
50 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
51 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
52 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
53 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
54 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
55 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
56 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
57 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
58 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
59 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
60 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
61 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
62 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
63 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
64 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
65 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
66 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
67 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
68 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
Insufficient data
69 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
70 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
71 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
72 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
73 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
Insufficient data
74 Cajas National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
75 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
76 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
77 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
78 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
79 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
80 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
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