Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus) [XC361502]
by Brice de la Croix from Kissimmmee Prairie Preserve, Okeechobee County, Florida, United States (courtship vocalization)
Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus) [XC405767]
by Patrick Blake from Windover Way, Titusville, Brevard County, Florida, United States (flight call)
Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
forficatus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Coastal south-eastern USA to northern Mexico.
yetapa (Vieillot, 1818) - Southern Mexico (except Yucatán) south through Central America (excluding El Salvador) to eastern Bolivia, Paraguay and north-eastern Argentina (Misiones).