Lee, DS, Clark, MK, (1993) Notes on post-breeding American swallow- tailed kites, Elanoides forficatus (Falconiformes: Accipitridae), in North Central Florida. Brimleyana, 19, 185-203.Lee, D. S. and M. K. Clark. 1993 . Notes on post-breeding American Swallow-...
Swallowtail butterflies, family Papilionidae (including birdwings, parnassians, and kites), total about 589 species worldwide, with about 250 species being Indo-Australian. Three subfamilies are recognized: Baroniinae (a single relict species in Mexico), Parnassiinae, and Papilioninae. The family...
Swallow-tailed Kites are considered endangered or threatened in theUnited States. Destruction of habitats is chiefly responsible for the decline in numbers. A key conservation area is the Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge in Florida.
Kites were most selective (use differed from availability by the greatest amount) in habitat choice during the breeding season. Lastly, kites in Florida and Georgia were examined for blood parasites (blood smears) and ectoparasites (dusted with pyrethrin). I found one trypanosom...