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The swallow-tailed kite was first described as the "swallow-tail hawk" and "accipiter cauda furcata" (forked-tail hawk) by the English naturalist Mark Catesby in 1731. [2] It was given the binomial scientific name Falco forficatus by Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae , published in 1758; [ 3 ] he changed this to Falco ...
Genus Elanoides - swallow-tailed kite; Genus Elanus; ... Genus Trigonoceps - white-headed vulture; ... Pigeons and doves
Red-tailed hawk. Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae. Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey which includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers, and Old World vultures. These birds have very large powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons, and keen eyesight. White-tailed kite, Elanus leucurus
The name Nauclerus was published by Nicholas Aylward Vigors in 1825, [1] and used by other authors in the 19th century.. Vigors' original description contained both the swallow-tailed kite (N. furcatus, also called the Carolina kite [note 1] or forked-tail hawk) and the then-recently discovered scissor-tailed kite (Riocour's kite, [note 1] N. Riocourii), separating them from the Elanus of Savigny.
White-tailed kite Immature harpy eagle. Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey which includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers, and Old World vultures. These birds have powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons, and keen eyesight.
The scissor-tailed kite was grouped with the Elanus kites or with the larger American swallow-tailed kite, but in 1843 the French naturalist René Lesson assigned it to a separate genus, Chelictinia. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The genus name Chelictinia is possibly derived from Greek χελιδών or χελιδονι ( chelidon ), meaning swallow, [ 7 ] with ...
White-tailed kite: Elanus leucurus: Trinidad only - vagrant Hook-billed kite: Chondrohierax uncinatus: Gray-headed kite: Leptodon cayanensis: Trinidad only Swallow-tailed kite: Elanoides forficatus: Common Trinidad, vagrant Tobago Black hawk-eagle: Spizaetus tyrannus: Trinidad only Ornate hawk-eagle: Spizaetus ornatus: Trinidad only, extirpated ...
Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey which includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers, and Old World vultures. These birds have very large powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons, and keen eyesight. White-tailed kite, Elanus leucurus (A) Swallow-tailed kite, Elanoides forficatus (Ex) [5]