Scissor-tailed Kite

Scissor-tailed kite
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	Flying in Far North Region, Cameroon
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Clade:	Inopinaves
Clade:	Afroaves
Superorder:	Accipitrimorphae
Order:	Accipitriformes
Family:	Accipitridae
Subfamily:	Elaninae
Genus:	Chelictinia; Lesson, 1843
Species:	C. riocourii
Binomial name
	Chelictinia riocourii; (Vieillot, 1822)
Synonyms
Elanoïdes riocouri Vieillot, 1823? ; Falco riocour Temminck, 1824 ; Elanus riocouri Vigors, 1824 ; Nauclerus riocouri Vigors 1825 ; Nauclerus africanus Swainson, 1837 ; Chelidopteryx riocourii Kaup, 1845 ;

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^ "Chlictinia riocourii". The IUCN red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved 28 October 2016.

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This article is part of Project Aves, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each bird, including made-up species.

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This article is part of Project Accipitriformes, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each diurnal raptor, including made-up species.

This article is part of Project Accipitridae, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each accipitrid, including made-up species.

[IUCN-1] "Chlictinia riocourii". The IUCN red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved 28 October 2016.

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