Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusRostrhamus
- SpeciesRostrhamus sociabilis (Snail Kite)
Closest Relatives at Podocarpus National Park
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Plumbeous Kite
Ictinia plumbea
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle
Geranoaetus melanoleucus
Buteo leucorrhous
Percnohierax leucorrhous
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
Semicollared Hawk
Accipiter collaris
Black-and-chestnut Eagle
Spizaetus isidori
White-throated Hawk
Buteo albigula
Variable Hawk
Buteo polyosoma
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Snail Kite at Podocarpus National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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