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rostrhamus sociabilis

Snail Kite
- Roynato
- Media item
- Aug 29, 2023
- rostrhamus sociabilis snail kite
- Comments: 6
- Category: Central & South America & Mexico
Snail kite

A specialized raptor that hunts over the wetlands specifically looking for freshwater snails
- Zackiedawg
- Media item
- Jan 28, 2021
- florida kite rostrhamus sociabilis snail kite
- Comments: 3
- Category: North America
Snail Kite - Female

Snail Kite - Female
- rka
- Media item
- Dec 21, 2020
- caroni ricefields rostrhamus sociabilis snail kite trinidad
- Comments: 4
- Category: The Caribbean
Snail Kite

People in the neighborhood had seen the bird for about three weeks but it was only today it was identified when a birder heard about it. It is a first for the island.
- njlarsen
- Media item
- Sep 9, 2020
- barbados bridgetown rostrhamus sociabilis snail kite
- Comments: 6
- Category: The Caribbean
Snail Kite

Snail Kite
- Dave B Smith
- Media item
- Mar 5, 2020
- rostrhamus sociabilis snail kite
- Comments: 4
- Category: North America
Snail Kite

Snail Kite
- Dave B Smith
- Media item
- Mar 5, 2020
- rostrhamus sociabilis snail kite
- Comments: 2
- Category: North America
Snail Kite

Snail Kite
- Dave B Smith
- Media item
- Mar 5, 2020
- rostrhamus sociabilis snail kite
- Comments: 2
- Category: North America
Egret and Kite

I like this photo having both species together (Great Egret and Snail Kite). The distance was considerable, so this is all the details I could catch.
- njlarsen
- Media item
- Sep 24, 2019
- ardea alba ecuador guayas near e49a rostrhamus sociabilis
- Comments: 3
- Category: Central & South America & Mexico
Snail Kite - juvenile

Snail Kite - juvenile
- Dave B Smith
- Media item
- Oct 30, 2018
- juvenile rostrhamus sociabilis snail kite
- Comments: 9
- Category: Central & South America & Mexico
Snail Kite - adult male

Snail Kite - adult male
- Dave B Smith
- Media item
- Oct 30, 2018
- rostrhamus sociabilis snail kite
- Comments: 5
- Category: Central & South America & Mexico
Snail Kite (male)

Snail Kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis subsp. sociabilis) Male, species sexually dimorphic. Challuacocha Oxbow in front of Sani Lodge, Sucumbios Province, Ecuador. Always in bad lighting and from a canoe which exacerbated the situation (thats my excuse and I am sticking with it, lol). The kites...
- Stanley Jones
- Media item
- Aug 25, 2016
- ecuador rostrhamus sociabilis sani lodge snail kite sucumbios province
- Comments: 17
- Category: Central & South America & Mexico
Snail Kite, male

Snail Kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis subsp. sociabilis) Male, species sexually dimorphic. Roadside along the Transpantaneira Road between South Wild and Porto Jofre, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Wetland at ca. 128 m (420 ft) elevation.
- Stanley Jones
- Media item
- Jan 20, 2016
- brazil mato grosso pantanal rostrhamus sociabilis snail kite south wild. porto jofre subsp. sociabilis transpantaneira road
- Comments: 13
- Category: Central & South America & Mexico
Snail Kite (juvenile)

Snail Kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis subsp. sociabilis) Juvenile. Roadside along the Transpantaneira Road between South Wild and Porto Jofre, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Wetland at ca. 128 m (420 ft) elevation.
- Stanley Jones
- Media item
- Oct 22, 2015
- brazil mato grosso pantanal porto jofre rostrhamus sociabilis snail kite south wild
- Comments: 21
- Category: Central & South America & Mexico
Snail Kite - Rostrhamus sociabilis

41 - 46 cm . 375 - 485 g. Sharply hooked black bill. Cere, facial skin, and legs orange. Common resident in freshwaters marshed and wetlands. S Florida, Cuba, Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Argentina, Uruguay. Voice: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ffnec2x4sbow2en/Snail%20Kite2.mp3
- Luis R
- Media item
- Jul 28, 2013
- gaviln caracolero luis r figueroa rostrhamus sociabilis snail kite venezuela
- Comments: 9
- Category: Central & South America & Mexico
Female Snail Kite ( Rostrhamus sociabilis)

Female Snail Kite ( Rostrhamus sociabilis), Northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil
- Dave Clark
- Media item
- Dec 16, 2012
- brazil female snail kite mato grosso northern pantanal rostrhamus sociabilis
- Comments: 2
- Category: Central & South America & Mexico
Snail Kite

Snail Kite (immature)
- 4Niles
- Media item
- Apr 23, 2011
- rostrhamus sociabilis snail kite
- Comments: 2
- Category: Central & South America & Mexico
Snail Kite
- njlarsen
- Media item
- Mar 23, 2011
- costa rica palo verde rostrhamus sociabilis
- Comments: 3
- Category: Central & South America & Mexico
juvenile Snail Kite
- Pantanal1
- Media item
- Dec 6, 2007
- rostrhamus sociabilis snail kite
- Comments: 3
- Category: Central & South America & Mexico
Damn weeds!
- Pantanal1
- Media item
- May 17, 2007
- rostrhamus sociabilis snail kite
- Comments: 2
- Category: Central & South America & Mexico
I am a Snail Kite, what I'm supposed to do with this crab?
- Pantanal1
- Media item
- May 17, 2007
- rostrhamus sociabilis snail kite
- Comments: 9
- Category: Central & South America & Mexico
Snail Kite
- Pantanal1
- Media item
- May 13, 2007
- rostrhamus sociabilis snail kite
- Comments: 2
- Category: Central & South America & Mexico
Snail Kite

Was able to photograph this female Snail Kite last week
- aplomado2u
- Media item
- Apr 28, 2005
- rostrhamus sociabilis snail kite
- Comments: 1
- Category: North America

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