Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusRostrhamus
- SpeciesRostrhamus sociabilis (Snail Kite)
Closest Relatives at Biotopo Cerro Cahuí
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Black Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus tyrannus
Gray-lined Hawk
Buteo nitidus
Great Black-Hawk
Buteogallus urubitinga
Common Black-Hawk
Buteogallus anthracinus
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
King Vulture
Sarcoramphus papa
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Snail Kite in Biotopo Cerro Cahuí?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Snail Kite sighting in Biotopo Cerro Cahuí, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Snail Kite in Biotopo Cerro Cahuí?
September has the highest sighting rate for Snail Kite in Biotopo Cerro Cahuí in our monthly data.