Accipitriformes / Accipitridae / Rostrhamus

Snail Kite

Rostrhamus sociabilis

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Denilson Eliu Ordoñez Moreno · CC_BY_4_0

Jose Luis Navarro · CC_BY_4_0

Rostrhamus sociabilis levis

Cuba
Rostrhamus sociabilis major

eastern Mexico and Petén of northern Guatemala
Rostrhamus sociabilis plumbeus

Florida (southeastern USA)
Rostrhamus sociabilis sociabilis

Honduras and Nicaragua to Brazil and northeastern Argentina

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.