Range Description: Swallow-tailed Kite - Elanoides forficatus

Summary of the extent of the breeding, wintering, migration and year-round range of this species in the Western Hemisphere, including Canada, U.S.A. and Mexico:

Caribbean - Resident year-round: 4,868 square km; Migration only: 212,359 square km
Central America - Resident year-round: 295 square km; Breeding only: 333,275 square km; Migration only: 6,270 square km
Mexico - Breeding only: 17,344 square km; Migration only: 356,524 square km
South America - Resident year-round: 11,315,914 square km; Breeding only: 177 square km
U.S.A. - Breeding only: 343,801 square km; Migration only: 5 square km