in the United States Swallow-tailed kites are not listed as endangered or threatened by the federal government in the United States. They are listed as endangered by the state of South Carolina and as threatened by the state of Texas. They are listed as "rare" by the state of Georgia. The Center for Birds of Prey in Charleston, SC has an ongoing effort to track sightings within the state. Anonymous reports can be made at https://stki.thecenterforbirdsofprey.org or by telephone. They will also send you the summary of the years reported sightings if you leave them your contact information. Destruction of habitats is chiefly responsible for the decline in numbers. A key conservation area is the Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge in Florida. As of 2016, populations have seemed to stabilize and even show increasing trends. Successful habitat restoration and management has allowed these birds to reestablish nesting populations in areas of Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina. References Sources Stiles and Skutch, A guide to the birds of Costa Rica Notes External links 5 pictures of Swallow-tailed Kites at amazilia.net Stamps (for Grenadines of Guyana, Guyana, Nicaragua) with Range Map at bird-stamps.org Photo of soaring Swallow-tailed Kite at cayaya-birding.com Illustration in Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de l'Amérique Septentrionale (1807). Description by Vieillot (1818) of Milan de la Caroline and Milan Yetapa du Paraguay, and the original designation of Elanoïdes (in French). Illustration in Lesson's Traite d'Ornithologie (1831). https://dc.statelibrary.sc.gov/bitstream/handle/10827/11034/DNR_Species_Swallow-tailed_Kite_2005.pdf?sequence=1 swallow-tailed kite Birds of Central America Birds of South America Birds of the Amazon Basin Birds of Brazil Birds of the Guianas Birds of Nicaragua Native birds of the Southeastern United States Birds of prey of South America swallow-tailed kite swallow-tailed kite