Swallow-tailed Kite

Swallow-tailed Kite soaring nearby.
Swallow-tailed Kite, Lake Apopka Laughlin Rd, FL, July 25, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 250; f/10; 1/1000 sec.

This page is for the Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus).

Two Swallow-tailed Kites soaring overhead.
Swallow-tailed Kite, Lake Apopka Laughlin Rd, FL, July 25, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 320; f/11; 1/1000 sec.
Swallow-tailed Kite soaring nearby.
Swallow-tailed Kite, Lake Apopka Laughlin Rd, FL, July 25, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 250; f/10; 1/1000 sec.
Swallow-tailed Kite flying through near the far tree line.
Swallow-tailed Kite, Nanegalito, Ecuador, June 26, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 420 mm; ISO 400; f/9; 1/320 sec.
Swallow-tailed Kite flying near a far-away hillside.
Swallow-tailed Kite, Refugio Paz de las Aves, Ecuador, June 26, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 2500; f/11; 1/1000 sec.