The snail kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis) is a bird of prey within the family Accipitridae, which also includes the eagles, hawks, and Old World vultures. Its relative, the slender-billed kite, is now again placed in Helicolestes, making the genus Rostrhamus monotypic. Usually, it is placed in the Milvine kites, but the validity of that grouping is under investigation.
^BirdLife International (2020). "Rostrhamus sociabilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22695048A168999707. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22695048A168999707.en. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
^Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2020. IOC World Bird List (v10.2). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.10.2.
The snailkite (Rostrhamus sociabilis) is a bird of prey within the family Accipitridae, which also includes the eagles, hawks, and Old World vultures...
vulnerability to attacking birds. The apple snail's usual enemies are the birds limpkin and snailkite. Apple snails inhabit various ecosystems: ponds, swamps...
with protease of potential predators, has been reported in 2010. The snailkite, Rostrhamus sociabilis, is a predator of this species in South America...
combs from their nests. The snailkite (Rostrhamus sociabilis), slender-billed kite (Helicolestes hamatus) and hook-billed kites (Chondrohierax uncinatus)...
jeopardize the continued existence of the Everglade snailkite, based on the current small size of the snailkite population and the unknown, and potentially...
populations, as well as threaten the locally endangered snailkite. The Everglades snailkite eats apple snails almost exclusively, and the Everglades is the only...
times of drought be victims of kleptoparasitism by snailkites, and the attempted theft of apple snails caught by limpkins has also been observed in boat-tailed...
This is a list of parks and nature reserves that are locations in the South section of the Great Florida Birding Trail. Locations include sites in Broward...
grades ranging from C (degraded) to D (significantly degraded), but the snailkite received a grade of F (near irreversible damage). The report also assessed...
molluscivore—the snailkite, Rostrhamus sociabilis. The limpkin is a small rail-like bird that feeds almost entirely on apple snails. Other birds that...
successful offspring are not produced. However, in some birds (such as the snailkite found in South America, the Caribbean and Florida), the male and the female...
The invasion of Pomacea maculata has possibly affected the endangered snailkite, a specialist predator on the native Pomacea paludosa, which seemingly...
diurnal raptors as well, including snailkites, Cooper's hawks, sharp-shinned hawks and possibly swallow-tailed kites. The barred owl's preferred nest site...
Ocean - U.S. (Guam) E Cuba hook-billed kite Chondrohierax uncinatus wilsonii West Indies - Cuba E Everglade snailkite Rostrhamus sociabilis plumbeus U.S...
and swallowed by whirlpools. Lake Istokpoga serves as a home for the snailkite. "Lake Istokpoga - Florida Atlas of Lakes Program Waterbody". University...
asiatica) is plentiful. It is a breeding area for raptors, including the snailkite (Rostrhamus sociabilis), common black hawk (Buteogallus anthracinus),...
Birds: peregrine falcon, bald eagle, American flamingo, crested caracara, snailkite, osprey, white and brown pelicans, sea gulls, whooping and sandhill cranes...
and seagrass beds. The area is home to the manatee, Florida panther, snailkite, alligator, and crocodile. The site was placed on the List of World Heritage...
black bear, nine-banded armadillos Birds: bald eagle, crested caracara, snailkite, osprey, white and brown pelicans, sea gulls, whooping and sandhill cranes...
The Thornberrys are in the Florida Everglades to film the endangered snailkite. It's also Nigel's birthday, and Marianne and the girls have a brand-new...
the Peregrine falcon, bald eagle, American flamingo, crested caracara, snailkite, osprey, white and brown pelicans, sea gulls, whooping and sandhill cranes...
endangered snailkite (Rostrhamus sociabilis) and limpkin (Aramus guarauna) as well as the raccoon, otter, and young alligator. Apple snails lay their...