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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 ...
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.
Black-winged kite: Accipitridae: Elanus caeruleus (Desfontaines, 1789) 10 Black-shouldered kite: Accipitridae: Elanus axillaris (Latham, 1801) 11 White-tailed kite: Accipitridae: Elanus leucurus (Vieillot, 1818) 12 Letter-winged kite: Accipitridae: Elanus scriptus Gould, 1842: 13 Pearl kite: Accipitridae: Gampsonyx swainsonii Vigors, 1825: 14 ...
The kite causes the sea and sky to go to war, and after the war, land is formed, allowing the kite to finally land and build a nest. In Bushongo mythology , Chedi Bumba (third son of the god M'Bombo: the original creator of everything) in his quest to improve upon his father's design; was only able to create the Kite.
Eurytides epidaus, the Mexican kite swallowtail or long-tailed kite swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Mexico and Central America. [2] The wingspan is 40–45 mm. [3] The larvae feed on Annona reticulata and Rollinia species
The pigeon family is a group of stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a worldwide distribution. [2] The white-headed pigeon is in the genus Columba, the same as the Rock dove (C. livia) from which the domestic pigeon is derived. [3] It has no subspecies. [4]
Genus Elanoides - swallow-tailed kite; Genus Elanus; ... Genus Trigonoceps - white-headed vulture; ... Pigeons and doves
The harpy eagle is Panama's national bird. This is a list of the bird species recorded in Panama. The avifauna of Panama included a total of 1020 species as of July 2023, according to Bird Checklists of the World (Avibase). Three species have been added from other sources. Of the 1021 species, 125 are rare or accidental and six have been introduced by humans. Seven are endemic. An additional ...