Scissor-tailed Kite
Chelictinia riocourii - Élanion naucler
Systematics
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Order:
Accipitriformes
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Family:
Accipitridés
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Genus:
Chelictinia
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Species:
riocourii
Descriptor
Biometrics
- Size: 38 cm
- Wingspan: 68 à 76 cm.
- Weight:
Geographic range
Identification
Scissor-tailed Kite (Chelictinia riocourii) is a species of bird in the Accipitridae family.
Subspecific information monotypic species
Foreign names
- Élanion naucler,
- Elanio golondrina,
- peneireiro-rabo-de-andorinha,
- Schwalbenschwanzaar,
- ollósfarkú kánya,
- Afrikaanse Zwaluwstaartwouw,
- Nibbio codaforbice,
- svalglada,
- Sakseglente,
- luniak vidlochvostý,
- luněc vidloocasý,
- Svaleglente,
- afrikansirohaukka,
- elani de cua forcada,
- kaniuk długosterny,
- bezdelīgklīja,
- Африканский дымчатый коршун,
- アフリカツバメトビ,
- 剪尾鸢,
- saxstjärtsglada,
- 叉尾鳶,
Habitat
Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Desert : Hot
Threats - protection
IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
in the Wild
Near
threatened
threatened
Not
evaluated
evaluated
EX
EW
CR
EN
VU
NT
LC
NE
Other sources of interest
- Accipitriformes
- Aegotheliformes
- Anseriformes
- Apodiformes
- Apterygiformes
- Bucerotiformes
- Caprimulgiformes
- Cariamiformes
- Casuariiformes
- Charadriiformes
- Ciconiiformes
- Coliiformes
- Columbiformes
- Coraciiformes
- Cuculiformes
- Eurypygiformes
- Falconiformes
- Galliformes
- Gaviiformes
- Gruiformes
- Leptosomiformes
- Mesitornithiformes
- Musophagiformes
- Nyctibiiformes
- Opisthocomiformes
- Otidiformes
- Passeriformes
- Pelecaniformes
- Phaethontiformes
- Phoenicopteriformes
- Piciformes
- Podargiformes
- Podicipediformes
- Procellariiformes
- Psittaciformes
- Pterocliformes
- Rheiformes
- Sphenisciformes
- Steatornithiformes
- Strigiformes
- Struthioniformes
- Suliformes
- Tinamiformes
- Trogoniformes