Scissor-tailed Kite
- Scientific name
- Chelictinia riocourii
- Family
- Accipitridae
- Conservation status
- Least concern
- Habitat
- Grassland
- Wing shape
- Pointed
- Tail shape
- Forked
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Why it matters
The Scissor-tailed Kite, *Chelictinia riocourii*, is a slender raptor named for its distinctively deep, forked tail and long, pointed wings. These physical adaptations facilitate the bird's graceful, buoyant flight as it hunts insects over the savannas of sub-Saharan Africa.
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