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Scissor-tailed Kite Chelictinia riocourii

Alan C. Kemp, Guy M. Kirwan, and Jeffrey S. Marks
Version: 1.0 — Published March 18, 2014

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Distribution of the Scissor-tailed Kite - Range Map
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Distribution of the Scissor-tailed Kite

Recommended Citation

Kemp, A. C., G. M. Kirwan, and J. S. Marks (2014). Scissor-tailed Kite (Chelictinia riocourii). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Retrieved from Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive: https://birdsoftheworld.org/hbw/species/sctkit1/1.0
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