African Swallow-tailed Kite
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| Chelictinia riocourii (Vieillot, 1822) |
The African Swallow-tailed Kite (Chelictinia riocourii) is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. It is monotypic within the genus Chelictinia. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, and Yemen.
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- BirdLife International 2004. Chelictinia riocourii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
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