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Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
OspreyPandion haliaetus
Mississippi KiteIctinia mississippiensis
Turkey VultureCathartes aura
White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus
Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbea
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 274,049 |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 18,877 |
| Texas | 12,020 |
| Alabama | 6,509 |
| North Carolina | 4,454 |
| Canada | 2,973 |
| Ontario | 2,629 |
| Virginia | 1,371 |
| Tennessee | 1,235 |
| Michigan | 1,174 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Behavioral
- CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group
- DiurnalActive primarily during the dayFrom its classification
Group and habits
- PredatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly hunt other animals.Inferred from its group
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Invertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating invertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies · Accipitriformes |
| Family | Hawks, Eagles, and Kites · Accipitridae |
| Genus | Swallow-tailed Kites · Elanoides |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of Bogota Capital District, Colombia
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
- Birds of United States
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Swallow-tailed Kite with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.