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Scissor-tailed Kite
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Scissor-tailed Kite
Chelictinia riocourii
The scissor-tailed kite, also known as African swallow-tailed kite or fork-tailed kite (Chelictinia riocourii) is a bird of prey in the monotypic genus Chelictinia in the family Accipitridae. It is widespread in the northern tropics of Africa.
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Every page naming Chelictinia riocourii in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 5428.