Common name: Swallow-tailed Kite
Scientific name: Elanoides forficatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Class:
Aves (Birds)
Order:
Accipitriformes (Hawks, Kites, Eagles and allies)
Family:
Accipitridae (Hawks and Eagles)
Synonyms:
Other common names:

Habitat type(s):
Habitat description(s)
Estuarine:
Scrub-shrub wetland
Palustrine:
HERBACEOUS WETLAND, FORESTED WETLAND, Riparian
Terrestrial:
Savanna, Forest - Hardwood, Forest - Conifer, Forest - Mixed, Woodland - Hardwood, Woodland - Conifer, Woodland - Mixed

Ecological systems and subsytems (about):

Conservation:
Global conservation status rank:
G5
Secure globally - Common in the world; widespread and abundant (but may be rare in some parts of its range).
State conservation status rank:
SNA
Not Applicable - A state conservation status rank is not applicable because the species is not a suitable target for conservation activities (e.g., species is a hybrid, a domesticated species, not native to New York, an accidental or infrequent visitor outside of its normal range, a transient or migrant just passing through the state, or a species with only unconfirmed or doubtful reports).
Federal protection:
Not Listed
State protection:
Protected Bird
Defined as a Protected Bird by New York State law, and the species may not be hunted or taken at any time in New York. Includes birds also defined as a game species, but for which no open seasons are set.
SGCN:
NYNHP track status:
N: Do not track

More information:
Conservation guide:
None
NatureServe explorer link:
https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.105003/Elanoides_forficatus/