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Scissor-tailed Kite
Chelictinia riocourii (Temminck, CJ 1821)
The scissor-tailed kite, also known as African swallow-tailed kite or fork-tailed kite, is a bird of prey in the monotypic genus Chelictinia in the family Accipitridae. It is widespread in the northern tropics of Africa. Source: Wikipedia
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Accipitriformes
Family:
Accipitridae
Genus:
Chelictinia
Scientific:
Chelictinia riocourii
Classification
Order:Accipitriformes
Family:
Accipitridae
Genus:
Chelictinia
Scientific:
Chelictinia riocourii
Original description
Citation:
(Temminck, CJ 1821)
Reference:
Nouv. Recueil Pl. Color. Ois.
livr.15 wrapper pl.83,text
Protonym:
Elanoides riocourii
Type locality:
Senegal.
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
22832FF4C1180B06
Avibase ID:
avibase-22832FF4
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/22832FF4
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 559183
VULNERABLE
English:
Scissor-tailed Kite
Catalan:
Elani de cua forcada
Czech:
luněc vidloocasý
Danish:
Svaleglente
German:
Schwalbenschwanzaar
Spanish:
Elanio Golondrina
Spanish (Spain):
Elanio Golondrina
Finnish:
afrikansirohaukka
French:
Élanion naucler
Croatian:
afrička lunja
Hungarian:
ollósfarkú kánya
Icelandic:
Klaufgleða
Italian:
Nibbio codaforbice
Japanese (romaji):
afurikatsubametobi
Japanese:
アフリカツバメトビ
Lithuanian:
Afrikinis kregždinis peslys
Dutch:
Afrikaanse Zwaluwstaartwouw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Sakseglente
Norwegian:
Sakseglente
Polish:
kaniuk długosterny
Portuguese:
Peneireiro-rabo-de-andorinha
Portuguese (Portugal):
peneireiro-cauda-de-andorinha
Russian:
Ласточковый коршун
Slovak:
luniak vidlochvostý
Serbian:
Makazorepa lunja
Swedish:
svalglada
Ukrainian:
Шуліка вилохвостий
Chinese:
剪尾鸢
Chinese (Traditional):
叉尾鳶
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: African Swallow-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: African Swallow-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: African Swallow-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: African Swallow-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: African Swallow-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: African Swallow-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: African Swallow-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: African Swallow-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: African Swallow-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: African Swallow-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: African Swallow-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): African Swallow-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): African Swallow-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): African Swallow-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): African Swallow-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Élanion naucler ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Élanion naucler ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Clements 1st edition: African Swallow-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Clements, version 2021: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Clements, version 2022: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Clements, version 2023: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Clements 3rd edition: African Swallow-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Clements 4th edition: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Clements 6th edition: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Clements, version 2015: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Clements, version 2016: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Clements, version 2017: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Clements, version 2018: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Clements, version 2019: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| eBird version 1.50: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| eBird version 1.52: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| eBird version 1.53: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| eBird version 1.54: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| eBird version 1.55: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| eBird version 2015: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| eBird version 2016: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| eBird version 2017: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| eBird version 2018: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| eBird version 2019: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| eBird version 2021: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| eBird version 2022: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| eBird version 2023: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): African Swallow-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Chelictinia riocourii |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Chelictinia riocourii |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Chelictinia riocourii |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Scissor-tailed Kite ( Chelictinia riocourii) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Chelictinia riocourii |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Chelictinia riocourii |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Mikstertwou
Azerbaijani: qayçıquyruq çalağan
Bulgarian: Африканска каня
Bengali: কাচচমরজী চচর
Bengali (transliteration): kācilējī cila
Catalan: Elani de cua forcada, Milà de cua de tisora
Czech: Lunec vidloocasý, luněc vidloocasý
Welsh: Barcud cynffonfforchog
Danish: Svaleglente
German: Schwalbens Schwanzaar, Schwalbenschwanzaar, Schwalbenschwanz-Aar
Greek: Χελιδovέλαvoς
English: African Swallow-tailed Kite, Fork-tailed Kite, Scissor-tailed Kite, Swallow-tailed Kite
English, HBW: Scissor-tailed Kite
English (IOC): Scissor-tailed Kite
English (Kenya): African Swallow-tailed Kite
English (United States): Scissor-tailed Kite
Esperanto: Afrika hirundvosta milvo, Tondilvosta milvo
Spanish: Elanio Golondrina
Spanish (Spain): Elanio Golondrina
Spanish (HBW): Scissor-tailed Kite
Estonian: sirehaugas
Finnish: afrikansirohaukka, amerikansirohaukka, Sirohaukka
French: Élanion naucler, Milan de Riocour, Naucler d'Afrique
Frisian: Afrikaanske swellesturtglee
Irish: Cúr gabhlánach Afracach
Galician: Peneireiro andoriña
Hebrew: דיה אפריקאית חדת זנב
Croatian: afrička lunja
Hungarian: ollósfarkú kánya
Icelandic: Klaufgleða
Italian: Nibbio codadifrobice, Nibbio codaforbice
Japanese (romaji): afurikatsubametobi
Japanese: アフリカツバメトビ
Scientific: Chelictinia riocourii, Elanoides riocourii, Elanoides riocourii, Falco riocourii
Lithuanian: Afrikinis kregždinis peslys, Afrikinis peslys
Latvian: bezdelīgklīja
Dutch: Afrikaanse Zwaluwstaartwouw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Sakseglente
Norwegian: Sakseglente
Polish: kaniuk dlugosterny, kaniuk długosterny
Portuguese: Peneireiro-cinzento-tesoura, Peneireiro-rabo-de-andorinha
Portuguese (Portugal): peneireiro-cauda-de-andorinha
Rhaeto-Romance: Milan da la cua da randulina
Russian: Африканский дымчатый коршун, Африканский коршун-ласточка, Коршун-Ласточка, Ласточковый коршун
Slovak: Luniak vidlochvostý
Slovenian: Afriški lastovičasti škarnik
Serbian: Makazorepa lunja
Swedish: Svalglada
Swahili: Mwewe Kizelele
Turkish: çatal kuyruklu çaylak, Çatal-Kuyruklu Çaylak, Makas Kuyruklu Çaylak
Tatar: карлыгачсыман тилгән
Ukrainian: Шуліка вилохвостий
Chinese: 剪尾鸢
Chinese (Traditional): 叉尾鳶
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