Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusRostrhamus
- SpeciesRostrhamus sociabilis (Snail Kite)
Closest Relatives at Tambopata National Reserve
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Plumbeous Kite
Ictinia plumbea
Great Black-Hawk
Buteogallus urubitinga
Slate-colored Hawk
Leucopternis schistaceus
Gray-lined Hawk
Buteo nitidus
Black Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus tyrannus
Crane Hawk
Geranospiza caerulescens
Double-toothed Kite
Harpagus bidentatus
Ornate Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus ornatus
Gray-headed Kite
Leptodon cayanensis
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Crested Eagle
Morphnus guianensis
📅 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 Tambopata National Reserve?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Snail Kite sighting in Tambopata National Reserve, based on 100 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Snail Kite in Tambopata National Reserve?
May has the highest sighting rate for Snail Kite in Tambopata National Reserve in our monthly data.