Elanoides (Swallow-tailed Kites)

Genus

Swallow-tailed Kites

Elanoides

1 species in our catalog · found in 81 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

American Swallow-tailed Kite
LC

American Swallow-tailed Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Elanoides forficatus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%
Jan
~20%
Feb
~30%
Mar
~20%
Apr
~20%
May
~20%
Jun
~20%
Jul
~20%
Aug
~20%
Sep
~20%
Oct
~10%
Nov
~20%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Where to see Swallow-tailed Kites

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname 1
~60%
2 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
~40%
3 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
~30%
4 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru 1
~30%
5 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
~20%
6 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
~20%
7 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
~20%
8 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama 1
~20%
9 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~20%
10 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
~20%
11 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~20%
12 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States 1
~20%
13 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
~20%
14 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
~20%
15 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~20%
16 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~20%
17 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 1
~20%
18 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
19 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
~10%
20 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela 1
~10%
21 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
22 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
~10%
23 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
24 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama 1
~10%
25 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
26 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
~10%
27 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
~10%
28 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
29 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 1
~10%
30 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 1
~10%
31 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru 1
~10%
32 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
~10%
33 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
~10%
34 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
~10%
35 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
~10%
36 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~10%
37 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
38 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize 1
<5%
39 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
40 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
<5%
41 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
42 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
43 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 1
<5%
44 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
45 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala 1
<5%
46 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
<5%
47 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
<5%
48 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
49 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
50 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
51 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
52 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
53 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
54 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
55 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
56 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
57 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru 1
<5%
58 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela 1
<5%
59 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
<5%
60 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
61 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
62 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
63 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
64 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
65 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
66 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
67 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
68 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
<5%
69 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
70 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
71 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
72 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala 1
<5%
73 Cajas National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
<5%
74 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
75 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
76 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
77 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
78 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
79 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
<5%
80 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
81 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%