Back حدأة إفريقية خطافية الذيل Arabic حداه افريقيه خطافية الذيل ARZ Chelictinia riocourii AST Pesim (Chelictinia) AVK Chelictinia riocourii AZ Вилоопашата каня Bulgarian Chelictinia riocourii BR Elani cuaforcat Catalan Chelictinia riocourii CEB Barcud cynffonfforchog CY
| Scissor-tailed kite | |
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| Flying in Far North Region, Cameroon | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Genus: | Chelictinia Lesson, 1843 |
| Species: | C. riocourii
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| Binomial name | |
| Chelictinia riocourii (Temminck, 1821)
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The scissor-tailed kite (Chelictinia riocourii), also known commonly as the African swallow-tailed kite and the fork-tailed kite, is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is the only species placed in the genus Chelictinia. It is widespread in the northern tropics of Africa.
- ^ BirdLife International (2021). "Chelictinia riocourii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T22695042A198901327. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T22695042A198901327.en. Retrieved 1 January 2022.