Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusRostrhamus
- SpeciesRostrhamus sociabilis (Snail Kite)
Closest Relatives at La Amistad International Park (Panama)
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Common Black-Hawk
Buteogallus anthracinus
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Double-toothed Kite
Harpagus bidentatus
Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus
Ornate Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus ornatus
Plumbeous Kite
Ictinia plumbea
Harpy Eagle
Harpia harpyja
📅 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 La Amistad International Park (Panama)?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Snail Kite sighting in La Amistad International Park (Panama), based on 221 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Snail Kite in La Amistad International Park (Panama)?
November has the highest sighting rate for Snail Kite in La Amistad International Park (Panama) in our monthly data.