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The scissor-tailed kite is a small, slim grey and white kite with a relatively weak bill, a broad head, long pointed wings and a deeply forked tail. The adults are generally pale grey above and white below, with a white forehead and a black patch around the eyes. In flight the dark greyish flight
533:. Usually hunts on the wing, occasionally pursuing insects flushed by grass fires. When termites emerge or locusts swarm, there may be gatherings of scissor-tailed kites. Loose flocks have been known to associate with cattle, flying immediately overhead and hawking any insects that they flush.
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was printed on the wrapper to the livraison, but not included on the plate itself. The text that accompanied the plate in the final bound volume was not published until
December 1823, after the species had been described and illustrated in 1822 by the French ornithologist
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They breed in loose colonies of up to 20 pairs, although will do so as single pairs, mainly on May to August but breeds in
December to February in the west and March- June or August in Kenya. A small stick nest is built an
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feathers contrast with the inner underwing edges, there is also an obvious black bar across the carpal. Juveniles are darker on the back with rufous edges to the feathers and creamier below. It has a distinctive almost
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region of Africa, occurring mainly in a band between 8° and 15° N that stretches from
Senegal on the west coast to Sudan in the east. There are also populations breeding in Ethiopia and Kenya."
938:
Catanach, T.A.; Halley, M.R.; Pirro, S. (2024). "Enigmas no longer: using ultraconserved elements to place several unusual hawk taxa and address the non-monophyly of the genus
352:, and possessor of a beautiful collection of birds". However, some sources refer to his son, Antoine Nicolas François, who was a contemporary of Vieillot. The species is
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The species is vulnerable to degradation of the habitat and pesticides. However, populations seem to be locally common in spite of decline in some parts of the range.
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is possibly derived from Greek χελιδών or χελιδονι (chelidon), the swallow, with ικτινοσ (iktinos), the kite. The specific epithet
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741:. Vol. 2. Part I Introduction, bibliography and index A-Aff. London: Trustees of the British Museum. p. cxxvi.
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Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon
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or thorny bush at 2-8m from the ground. The nest is often sited close to the nest of a large raptor such as a
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Priority! The Dating of
Scientific Names in Ornithology: a Directory to the literature and its reviewers
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Conseiller d'Etat du roi de
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kites or with the larger
American swallow-tailed kite but in 1843 the French naturalist
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635:(in French). Vol. 1. Paris: F.G. Levrault. Plate 85, wrapper of Livraison 15.
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The scissor-tailed kite was illustrated in 1821 for a work by the Dutch zoologist
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398:. The red eyes of the adult are also a distinctive feature.
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published in 2024 found that the scissor-tailed kite is
715:; Overstreet, L.K.; Dowsett, R.J.; Bruce, M.D. (2011).
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like flight and frequently hovers into the wind like a
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When breeding the scissor-tailed kite feeds mainly on
302:. It is widespread in the northern tropics of Africa.
913:"Hoatzin, New World vultures, Secretarybird, raptors"
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602:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T22695042A198901327.en
970:Ferguson-Lees, James; Christie, David A. (2001).
326:. The scissor-tailed kite was grouped with the
406:The species inhabits the arid savannah of the
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296:. It is the only species placed in the genus
8:
857:The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names
721:. Northampton, UK: Aves Press. p. 159.
682:Zoological Bibliography, or, Opera Zoologica
637:The 5 volumes were originally issued in 102
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885:Lesson, René Primevère (12 January 1843).
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413:It is found in many countries, including:
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20:
2850:scissor-tailed-kite-chelictinia-riocourii
944:Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
763:(in French). 10, Part 2 (3). Col. 60-63 .
648:"Systematic notes on Asian birds. 9. The
600:
802:. Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 186.
641:(parts), 1820-1839. For the dates see:
566:
652:of Temminck & Laugier (1820–1839)"
919:. International Ornithologists' Union
814:"Antoine François du Boys de Riocour"
777:; Cottrell, G. William, eds. (1979).
650:Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées
214:
38:Flying in Far North Region, Cameroon
7:
860:. London: Christopher Helm. p.
3064:Taxa named by Louis Pierre Vieillot
794:Thompson, D'Arcy Wentworth (1895).
588:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
549:, occasionally close to buildings.
942:(Accipitriformes: Accipitridae)".
14:
974:. Christopher Helm. p. 449.
887:"Index Ornithologique par Lesson"
656:Zoologische verhandelingen Leiden
336:assigned it to a separate genus,
3044:IUCN Red List vulnerable species
1428:
917:IOC World Bird List Version 14.1
780:Check-List of Birds of the World
78:
893:. Year 10, no. 3, column 60–63.
577:BirdLife International (2021).
757:"Index ornithologique (suite)"
710:For the publication date see:
1:
735:Sherborn, C. Davies (1922).
3054:Birds of Sub-Saharan Africa
282:African swallow-tailed kite
3080:
952:10.1093/biolinnean/blae028
854:Jobling, James A. (2010).
2031:
1454:
1441:
1426:
1108:
1095:
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800:A Glossary of Greek Birds
595:: e.T22695042A198901327.
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75:Scientific classification
73:
51:
42:
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1052:and their extinct allies
998:BirdLife International.
911:, eds. (December 2023).
627:Temminck, Coenraad Jacob
427:Central African Republic
402:Distribution and habitat
306:Taxonomy and systematics
3059:Birds described in 1822
501:, and is also found in
258:Chelidopteryx riocourii
891:L'Echo du Monde Savant
761:L'Echo Du Monde Savant
705:La Galerie des Oiseaux
700:Vieillot, Louis Pierre
362:molecular phylogenetic
2954:Chelictinia-riocourii
2785:chelictinia-riocourii
2723:Chelictinia_riocourii
2709:Chelictinia riocourii
2679:Chelictinia riocourii
1002:Chelictinia riocourii
581:Chelictinia riocourii
509:Behaviour and ecology
324:Louis Pierre Vieillot
277:Chelictinia riocourii
191:Chelictinia riocourii
1000:"Species factsheet:
972:Raptors of the World
372:to the kites in the
24:Scissor-tailed kite
2966:Elanoides riocourii
836:is also written as
521:, as well as small
272:scissor-tailed kite
250:Nauclerus africanus
45:Conservation status
907:; Donsker, David;
360:are recognised. A
217:Elanoïdes riocouri
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2923:Open Tree of Life
2671:Taxon identifiers
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2661:
2658:
2657:
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2098:Cryptoleucopteryx
1525:Amphiserpentarius
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1424:
1423:
1400:
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909:Rasmussen, Pamela
871:978-1-4081-2501-4
728:978-0-9568611-1-5
547:brown snake eagle
340:. The genus name
312:Coenraad Temminck
280:), also known as
268:
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228:Temminck, 1824
221:
220:Vieillot, 1823?
173:C. riocourii
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2736:22832FF4C1180B06
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2697:
2696:
2666:
2399:
2389:
2372:
2362:
2338:
2328:
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2029:
2004:Archaehieraxinae
2002:
1900:Erythrotriorchis
1835:
1825:
1795:
1785:
1775:
1765:
1755:
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1733:
1723:
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1703:
1693:
1683:
1673:
1663:
1653:
1643:
1633:
1623:
1611:
1601:
1594:Apatosagittarius
1591:
1581:
1571:
1558:
1532:
1522:
1512:
1461:
1456:
1443:
1432:
1388:
1364:
1354:
1344:
1334:
1324:
1314:
1304:
1287:
1277:
1267:
1250:
1233:
1223:
1213:
1147:
1135:Parasarcoramphus
1132:
1119:
1110:
1102:Accipitrimorphae
1097:
1087:Accipitrimorphae
1038:
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986:
985:
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286:fork-tailed kite
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193:
157:
83:
82:
62:
57:
56:
33:
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2721:
2716:
2707:
2706:
2701:
2692:
2691:
2686:
2673:
2663:
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2570:
2536:
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2475:
2441:
2414:
2313:
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2259:
2200:
2173:
2055:
2018:
1995:
1912:
1878:
1803:
1547:
1497:
1477:
1463:Horusornithidae
1450:
1448:Accipitriformes
1433:
1420:
1406:Accipitriformes
1396:
1198:
1149:Teratornithidae
1140:
1104:
1091:
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1042:
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1011:
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989:
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713:Dickinson, E.C.
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319:Falco riocourii
308:
233:Elanus riocouri
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132:Accipitriformes
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2703:Wikispecies
2606:Eutriorchis
2436:Icthyophaga
2402:Palaeoborus
2365:Mioneophron
2341:Arikarornis
2294:Chelictinia
2254:Terathopius
2233:Eutriorchis
2210:Circaetinae
2112:Geranospiza
2105:Geranoaetus
2091:Buteogallus
1873:Trigonoceps
1852:Necrosyrtes
1798:Vinchinavis
1666:Mioaegypius
1626:Dynatoaetus
1615:Cruschedula
1542:Sagittarius
1483:Pandionidae
1415:See below ↓
1226:Brasilogyps
1204:Cathartidae
1186:Taubatornis
946:: blae028.
905:Gill, Frank
775:Mayr, Ernst
435:Ivory Coast
385:Description
342:Chelictinia
338:Chelictinia
334:René Lesson
299:Chelictinia
153:Chelictinia
3038:Categories
2949:Xeno-canto
2613:Hamirostra
2558:Micronisus
2531:Lophospiza
2497:Harpyopsis
2463:Kaupifalco
2447:Harpaginae
2429:Haliaeetus
2355:Gypohierax
2319:Gypaetinae
2161:Rostrhamus
2154:Pseudastur
2070:Busarellus
2024:Buteoninae
1976:Polemaetus
1948:Ictinaetus
1941:Hieraaetus
1828:Cryptogyps
1809:Aegypiinae
1758:Proictinia
1706:Palaeastur
1646:Gobihierax
1574:Amplibuteo
1515:Amanuensis
1472:Horusornis
1337:Phasmagyps
1290:Geronogyps
1216:Aizenogyps
1193:Teratornis
1165:Argentavis
1081:Telluraves
1044:Genera of
561:References
531:arthropods
517:and other
471:Mauritania
358:subspecies
60:Vulnerable
2981:Q41215375
2599:Elanoides
2481:Harpiinae
2331:Anchigyps
2308:Gampsonyx
2247:Spilornis
2219:Circaetus
2188:Haliastur
2147:Parabuteo
2061:Buteonini
1983:Spizaetus
1955:Lophaetus
1918:Aquilinae
1893:Accipiter
1859:Sarcogyps
1838:Gansugyps
1778:Qiluornis
1686:Necrastur
1676:Miohierax
1656:Milvoides
1604:Aviraptor
1584:Aquilavus
1391:Wingegyps
1327:Pampagyps
1307:Hadrogyps
1297:Gymnogyps
1243:Cathartes
1179:Oscaravis
1158:Aiolornis
1061:Kingdom:
940:Accipiter
796:"Χελιδών"
639:livraison
608:1 January
354:monotypic
346:riocourii
243:riocouri
241:Nauclerus
167:Species:
98:Kingdom:
92:Eukaryota
3049:Elaninae
2975:Wikidata
2936:Species+
2902:22695042
2876:11407222
2811:45515784
2749:22695042
2744:BirdLife
2694:Q1050275
2688:Wikidata
2627:Leptodon
2576:Perninae
2551:Melierax
2511:Morphnus
2456:Harpagus
2382:Neophron
2348:Gypaetus
2285:Elaninae
2265:Circinae
2168:Rupornis
2077:Butastur
2040:Bermuteo
1969:Nisaetus
1818:Aegypius
1768:Promilio
1737:Palaetus
1367:Pliogyps
1347:Perugyps
1280:Dryornis
1260:Coragyps
1236:Breagyps
1069:Chordata
1067:Phylum:
1063:Animalia
823:27 April
818:Geneanet
755:(1843).
702:(1822).
676:(2012).
646:(2001).
629:(1824).
447:Ethiopia
439:Djibouti
423:Cameroon
208:Synonyms
199:Temminck
138:Family:
112:Chordata
108:Phylum:
102:Animalia
88:Domain:
65:IUCN 3.1
3008:6066261
2928:3596294
2915:2763549
2837:2480364
2798:sctkit1
2759:sctkit1
2731:Avibase
2585:Aviceda
2375:Neogyps
2179:Milvini
2126:Ictinia
1748:Pengana
1492:Pandion
1085:Clade:
1079:Clade:
1073:Class:
1050:condors
923:7 April
838:du Bois
834:du Boys
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527:rodents
519:lizards
487:Somalia
483:Senegal
479:Nigeria
463:Liberia
443:Eritrea
396:kestrel
288:, is a
201:, 1821)
148:Genus:
128:Order:
118:Class:
63: (
3021:824195
2889:559183
2819:EURING
2641:Pernis
2490:Harpia
2301:Elanus
2274:Circus
2195:Milvus
1934:Clanga
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