|
Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus Elanio Tijereta
|
 |
|
Photo: G. Beaton
|
|
Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus Elanio Tijereta
|
|
|
Photo: G. Beaton
|
|
A black and white hawk with a long, forked tail. Length: 50-64 cm.; weight: 465 g. This species soars above swamps and marshlands hunting for large insects, reptiles, frogs and small birds. It breeds in the southern USA from coastal South Carolina to Louisiana; and also from southern Mexico to Paraguay. It winters in northern South America. Rare in Puerto Rico, with one recent record from Humacao. FALCONIFORMES; ACCIPITRIDAE; Accipitrinae |
|
References Corbet Nieves, M. A. 2000. Primer avistamiento de Gavilßn Cola de Tijera Elanoides forficatus (Falconiformes: Accipitridae: Elaninae) en Puerto Rico. El Bien-te-veo 3(4):2. del Hoyo, J., A. Elliott, and J. Sargatal, eds. 1994. Handbook of Birds of the World, Vol. 2, New World vultures to guineafowl. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Ehrlich, P.R., D.S. Dobkin, and D. Wheye. 1988. The birderÆs handbook: a field guide to the natural history of North American birds. Simon and Schuster/ Fireside, NY. Johnsgard, P.A. 1990. Hawks, eagles, and falcons of North America: Biology and natural history. Smithsonian Institution Press. Washington, DC. Meyer, K. D. 1995. Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus). No. 138 in The birds of North America (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). Acad. Nat. Sci., Philadelphia, PA, and Am. Ornithol. Union, Washington, D.C. Moskoff, W. 1998. Death in the nest: siblicide among birds. Birding 30(6):511-515. Raffaele, H.A., J.W. Wiley, O.H. Garrido, A.R. Keith, and J.I. Raffaele. 1998. Guide to the birds of the West Indies. Princeton. Scholz, F. 1993. Birds of prey. Stackpole Books, Mechanicsburg, PA. Swallow-tailed Kite, Spanish text Next related species in taxonomic order Previous related species in taxonomic order |