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Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus

Classification

Elanoides [genus] (1)
forficatus [species]

Classification

Elanoides [genus] (1)
forficatus [species]

Presence

Recorded on
  • Aruba
  • Bonaire
  • Presence status
  • Indigenous (1) - Aruba
  • Indigenous (1) - Bonaire
  • Distribution description North America, Middle America and northern South America.
    Notes on presence status Rare visitor from South America. This bird might be a very infrequent visitor of Curacao, St. Maarten, St. Eustatius and Saba according to Macrae et al (2021), but this species has not been recorded yet on these islands.

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