Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Hawks, Eagles and Kites :: Scissor-tailed Kite

Scissor-tailed Kite Chelictinia riocourii

Described by: Vieillot (1822)
Alternate common name(s): Scissor-Tailed Kite, African Swallow-tailed Kite, Forked-tailed Kite, (Swallow-tailed Kite)
Old scientific name(s): Elanus riocourii

Photographs

Kenya - Jun, 1994 © W. S. Clark 
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Range

Sahel zone in Africa;
Senegambia, s. Mauritania, s. Mali, Burkina Faso, s. Niger, s. Chad, c. and s. Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, n. Somilia s. to Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon, Congo, Zaire, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, w. and c. Kenya (Lake Turkana) and Tanzania.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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