Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusRostrhamus
- SpeciesRostrhamus sociabilis (Snail Kite)
Closest Relatives at Palo Verde National Park
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Gray-lined Hawk
Buteo nitidus
Common Black-Hawk
Buteogallus anthracinus
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneus
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Harris' Hawk
Parabuteo unicinctus
Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus
Crane Hawk
Geranospiza caerulescens
White-tailed Hawk
Buteo albicaudatus
📅 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 Palo Verde National Park?
About 27% of visitor-days record a Snail Kite sighting in Palo Verde National Park, based on 330 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Snail Kite in Palo Verde National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Snail Kite in Palo Verde National Park in our monthly data.