Adult © Fernando Burgalin Sequeria
Adult © Brad Imhoff
Adult © Brad Imhoff
Juvenile © John Drummond
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Habitat © deborah grimes

Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus

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Identification

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A graceful, uniquely shaped raptor with long, narrow wings and deeply forked tail. Black-and-white with shining blue-gray upperwing. Usually seen in flight as it soars and glides while twisting its tail. Wingbeats are deep, fluid flaps. Found over a variety of wooded habitats with a preference for wetter habitats around rivers and ponds. Feeds mainly on insects captured on the wing.

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