AMERICAN SWALLOW-TAILED KITE Elanoides forficatus
A master of the air, the graceful and beautiful American Swallow-tailed Kite looks as though he was born on the wing. Unmistakeable with his combination of black and white plumage and elongated tail feathers, he leaves you plenty of time to enjoy the air show instead of having to flick frantically through a field guide to put a name to his face.
FIGURE 1 - Adult dorsal view, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (David Gill February 2008 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).
FIGURE 2 - Adult ventral view, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Alberto Esquivel February 2008 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).
FIGURE 3 - Adult in flight, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (David Gill February 2008 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).
VIDEO - Adults in flight, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Alberto Esquivel February 2008 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).
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