Swallow-tailed Kite

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q430540
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Summary

Swallow-tailed Kite is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.6% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,254 views/month, #1,171 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Elanoides[5]
  • Taxon name: Elanoides forficatus[6]
  • Commons category: Elanoides forficatus[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Elanoides forficatus[8]
  • Commons gallery: Elanoides forficatus[9]
  • Original combination: Falco forficatus[10]
  • Taxon common name: barcud cynffonwennol[11], Swallow-tailed Kite[12], Schwalbenweih[13], Elanio tijereta[14], milà de cua forcada[15], luňák vlaštovčí[16], pääsuhaugas[17], Svaleglente[18], Ласточковый коршун[19], ツバメトビ[20], Svalehaleglente[21], amerikansirohaukka[22], fecskekánya[23], jaskólak[24]
  • Wingspan: 127.5 cm[25]
  • Mass: 36.5 g[26], 542 g[27], 612 g[28]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[29]

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Identifiers

Swallow-tailed Kite's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 5301[30]. Swallow-tailed Kite's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 192873[31]. Swallow-tailed Kite's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45511387[32]. Swallow-tailed Kite's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2480461[33]. Swallow-tailed Kite's ITIS TSN is recorded as 175289[34].

Why It Matters

Swallow-tailed Kite has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [31] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [34] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [33] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . Handbook of the Birds of the World. wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  31. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9w ago · Yapy28 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Iucn conservation status → Least Concern
    Litter size → {'amount': '+1.4'}
    Taxon rank → species
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Invasion Biology
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