Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusRostrhamus
- SpeciesRostrhamus sociabilis (Snail Kite)
Closest Relatives at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Plumbeous Kite
Ictinia plumbea
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Slate-colored Hawk
Leucopternis schistaceus
Double-toothed Kite
Harpagus bidentatus
Slender-billed Kite
Helicolestes hamatus
Gray-headed Kite
Leptodon cayanensis
Crane Hawk
Geranospiza caerulescens
Harpy Eagle
Harpia harpyja
Hook-billed Kite
Chondrohierax uncinatus
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
White Hawk
Leucopternis albicollis
📅 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 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?
About 13% of visitor-days record a Snail Kite sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, based on 535 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Snail Kite in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?
March has the highest sighting rate for Snail Kite in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve in our monthly data.