Species profile
Scissor-tailed Kite
Chelictinia riocourii
Quick answer
LITERATURE. — Green & Sayer (1979); Thonnérieux (1985); Thonnérieux et al. (1989); Dowsett (1993); Balanca & de Visscher (1997); Weesie & Belemsobgo (1997); Borrow & Demey (2001, 2014); Portier (2002 c); Portier et al. (2002); Thiollay (2006 a, b); Balanca et al. (2007); Sinclair & Ryan (2010); Dowsett et al. (2013); ABC (2020). FIELD DATA. — GBIF; WABD.
- Scientific name
- Chelictinia riocourii
- Family
- Accipitridae
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- Genus
- Chelictinia
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable
Recording Scissor-tailed Kite in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
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- Amplibuteo hibbardi (Amplibuteo hibbardi)