Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusRostrhamus
- SpeciesRostrhamus sociabilis (Snail Kite)
The snail kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis) is a bird of prey within the family Accipitridae, which also includes the eagles, hawks, and Old World vultures. Its relative, the slender-billed kite, is now again placed in Helicolestes, making the genus Rostrhamus monotypic. Usually, it is placed in the Milvine kites, but the validity of that grouping is under investigation. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Common Black-Hawk
Buteogallus anthracinus
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Harris' Hawk
Parabuteo unicinctus
Ornate Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus ornatus
Barred Hawk
Leucopternis princeps
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Black-collared Hawk
Busarellus nigricollis
Semiplumbeous Hawk
Leucopternis semiplumbeus
White-tailed Hawk
Buteo albicaudatus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Snail Kite at Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there