Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusRostrhamus
- SpeciesRostrhamus sociabilis (Snail Kite)
Closest Relatives at Iberá National Park
Long-winged Harrier
Circus buffoni
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Savanna Hawk
Buteogallus meridionalis
Black-collared Hawk
Busarellus nigricollis
Great Black-Hawk
Buteogallus urubitinga
Cinereous Harrier
Circus cinereus
White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus
White-tailed Hawk
Buteo albicaudatus
Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle
Geranoaetus melanoleucus
Gray-headed Kite
Leptodon cayanensis
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
Harris' Hawk
Parabuteo unicinctus
📅 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 Iberá National Park?
About 26% of visitor-days record a Snail Kite sighting in Iberá National Park, based on 426 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Snail Kite in Iberá National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Snail Kite in Iberá National Park in our monthly data.