Kites, Hawks, Eagles

Scissor-tailed Kite

Chelictinia riocourii

The Scissor-tailed Kite (Chelictinia riocourii) is a 110 g scrub bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Kites, Hawks, Eagles

Order

Accipitriformes

Weight

110 g

Habitat

Shrubland

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

14

Recorded in Senegal, Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia, Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Mali, Uganda, Niger, Burkina Faso, Gambia, Sudan, Somalia.

Where to see it: Waza NP (Cameroon); Niono & L'Office Niger area (Mali); W National Park (Niger); Awash NP (Please use more specific hotspot) (Ethiopia); Sunt Forest (Sudan).

Photo: (c) Julien Renoult, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist