Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusRostrhamus
- SpeciesRostrhamus sociabilis (Snail Kite)
Closest Relatives at Chapada Diamantina National Park
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
White-tailed Hawk
Buteo albicaudatus
White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus
Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle
Geranoaetus melanoleucus
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
Savanna Hawk
Buteogallus meridionalis
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
Long-winged Harrier
Circus buffoni
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Gray-lined Hawk
Buteo nitidus
Crane Hawk
Geranospiza caerulescens
Chaco Eagle
Harpyhaliaetus coronatus
📅 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 Chapada Diamantina National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Snail Kite sighting in Chapada Diamantina National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Snail Kite in Chapada Diamantina National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Snail Kite in Chapada Diamantina National Park in our monthly data.