Geographic Range
Elanoides forficatus, otherwise known as the American swallow-tailed kite, is found primarily in the southeastern United States, from Louisiana to South Carolina. Most of the known population is centered in the southern tip of Florida. In the winter E. forficatus migrates to South America.
Biogeographic Regions: nearctic (Native ); neotropical (Native )
- Dunne, P. 1995. The Wind Masters: The Lives of North American Birds of Prey. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co.
- Farrand, Jr., J. 1988. An Audubon Handbook: Eastern Birds. New York: Chanticleer Press, Inc.
