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Snail Kite

Rostrhamus sociabilis ORDER: ACCIPITRIFORMES FAMILY: ACCIPITRIDAE

IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern

Snail Kite Photo

© Fred K.Truslow / CLO

A bird of tropical marshlands, the Snail Kite makes it to the United States only in southern Florida. This specialized hawk feeds primarily on snails

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Calls

  • Call
    Recorded by William Belton
    • Courtesy of Macaulay Library
    © Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Usually silent; makes harsh cackling.

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