swallow-tailed kite
swallow-tailed hawk
Elanoides forficatus

Specialist birds include Limpkin, Barred Owl and, in summer, Swallow-tailed Kite.

It is also a nesting area for Swallow-tailed Kites and bald eagles.

Along with Swallow-tailed Kites they share the unique habit of carrying away an entire nest with nestlings to a feeding perch.

The refuge also provides nesting areas for wood ducks, great horned owls, osprey and Swallow-tailed Kites.

Wildlife on the land include white-tailed deer, wild turkey, bobcats, Swallow-tailed Kites, and wading birds.

Bald Eagles, Ospreys, Swallow-tailed Kites, and Mississippi Kites can occasionally be seen soaring overhead.

Among the wildlife of the park are Bald Eagles, Swallow-tailed Kites, and Florida manatees.

Young Swallow-tailed Kites are duller in color than the adults, and the tail is not as deeply forked.

Swallow-tailed Kites inhabit mostly woodland and forested wetlands near nesting locations.

Swallow-tailed Kites are not listed as endangered or threatened by the federal government in the United States.