American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusElanoides (Swallow-tailed Kites)
- SpeciesElanoides forficatus (American Swallow-tailed Kite)
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 Iberá National Park
Long-winged Harrier
Circus buffoni
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis
Savanna Hawk
Buteogallus meridionalis
Black-collared Hawk
Busarellus nigricollis
Great Black-Hawk
Buteogallus urubitinga
Cinereous Harrier
Circus cinereus
White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus
White-tailed Hawk
Buteo albicaudatus
Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle
Geranoaetus melanoleucus
Gray-headed Kite
Leptodon cayanensis
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of American Swallow-tailed Kite at Iberá National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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