Scissor-tailed Kite bird informationValues
Conservation statusVU - Vulnerable
SynonymsFork-tailed Kite, Swallow-tailed Kite, African Swallow-tailed Kite
Old latin name for birdElanoides riocourii, Falco riocourii
OrderHawks and relatives / Accipitriformes
FamilyKites, Hawks, Eagles / Accipitridae
GenusChelictinia
Breeding regionAfrica
Breeding subregionSenegal and Gambia to Somalia and ne Kenya

Scissor-tailed Kite bird sounds *

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    Adult, call, female, male, song, © Sun Madakan
    Nigeria
  • 2.
    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    Senegal
  • 3.
    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    Senegal
  • 4.
    , © Valentijn Hermans
    Senegal
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    Adult, call, female, male, song, © Sun Madakan
    Nigeria
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    Adult, call, female, male, © Sun Madakan
    Nigeria
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    Adult, call, sex uncertain, © Sun Madakan
    Nigeria
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    Adult, call, sex uncertain, © Sun Madakan
    Nigeria
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Scissor-tailed Kite subspecies (0)

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansMikstertwou
Azerbaijaniqayçıquyruq çalağan
Bengaliকাচচমরজী চচর
BulgarianАфриканска каня
Catalanelani de cua forcada, Milà de cua de tisora
Chinese剪尾鸢
Chinese (Traditional)叉尾鳶
Croatianafrička lunja
Czechluněc vidloocasý, Lunec vidloocasý
DanishSvaleglente
DutchAfrikaanse Zwaluwstaartwouw
EsperantoTondilvosta milvo, Afrika hirundvosta milvo
Estoniansirehaugas
Finnishamerikansirohaukka, Sirohaukka, afrikansirohaukka
FrenchNaucler d'Afrique, Élanion naucler, Milan de Riocour
FrisianAfrikaanske swellesturtglee
GalicianPeneireiro andoriña
GermanSchwalbens Schwanzaar, Schwalbenschwanzaar, Schwalbenschwanz-Aar
GreekΧελιδovέλαvoς
Hebrewדיה אפריקאית חדת זנב
Hungarianollósfarkú kánya
IcelandicKlaufgleða
IrishCúr gabhlánach Afracach
ItalianNibbio codaforbice, Nibbio codadifrobice
Japaneseアフリカツバメトビ
Latvianbezdelīgklīja
Lithuanianafrikinis kregždinis peslys, Afrikinis peslys
NorwegianSakseglente, sakseglente
Norwegian NynorskSakseglente
Polishkaniuk dlugosterny, kaniuk długosterny
PortuguesePeneireiro-cinzento-tesoura, peneireiro-cauda-de-andorinha, peneireiro-rabo-de-andorinha
RussianКоршун-Ласточка, Ласточковый коршун, Африканский коршун-ласточка, Африканский дымчатый коршун
SerbianMakazorepa lunja
Slovakluniak vidlochvostý
SlovenianAfriški lastovičasti škarnik
SpanishElanio golondrina
SwahiliMwewe Kizelele
Swedishsvalglada, saxstjärtsglada
Tatarкарлыгачсыман тилгән
TurkishÇatal-Kuyruklu Çaylak, Makas Kuyruklu Çaylak, çatal kuyruklu çaylak
Ukrainianшуліка вилохвостий
WelshBarcud cynffonfforchog