Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Hawks, Eagles and Kites :: Snail Kite

Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis

Described by: Vieillot (1817)
Alternate common name(s): Everglade Kite
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Napo Wildlife Center, Ecuador - Jan 10, 2006 © William Hull  Napo Wildlife Center, Ecuador - Jan 13, 2006 © William Hull  Napo Wildlife Center, Ecuador - Jan 13, 2006 © William Hull  Napo Wildlife Center, Ecuador - Jan 9, 2006 © William Hull  Napo Wildlife Center, Ecuador - Jan 9, 2006 © William Hull 
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Range

S. Florida; West Indies;
C. Central America and e. tropical South America;
Fragmented distribution;
(1) Se. United States (s. Florida n. to Lake Okeechobee).
(2) West Indies (Cuba and the Isle of Pines).
(3) E. Mexico (Veracruz, Campeche and Quintana Roo), Belize (Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary) and Guatemala.
(4) Nicaragua, nw. Costa Rica, Panama (Chiriqui and e. Panama Province, San Blas), Colombia, Benezuela, Guyana, Surinam, Guiana, e. Ecuador, Brazil (Bahia, Chapada Diamantina), e. Peru, Bolivia (Beni, Cochabamba, Santa Cruz, Chuquisaca, Tarija), Paraguay to Uruguay (Banados del Este) and n. Argentina s. to Tucuman, Cordoba and Buenos Aires.
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North America n. of Mexican border
Summer and winter: c. and s. FLA s. in Everglades s. from Lake Okeechobee

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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