Snail Kite bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsEverglade Kite
Old latin name for birdHerpetotheres sociabilis, Rostrhamus niger, Rosthramus sociabilis
OrderHawks and relatives / Accipitriformes
FamilyKites, Hawks, Eagles / Accipitridae
GenusRostrhamus
Breeding regionMiddle America, North America, South America
Breeding subregions Florida and Caribbean to ne Argentina

Snail Kite bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Jeremy Minns
    Brazil
  • 2.
    Call, flight call, male, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 3.
    Call, juvenile, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 4.
    Call, © Francisco Dubon
    Honduras
  • 5.
    Call, male, © Antonio Silveira
    Uruguay
  • 6.
    , © Niels Krabbe
    Ecuador
  • 7.
    Call, © Fernando Igor de Godoy
    Brazil
  • 8.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Brazil
  • 9.
    Call, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 10.
    Flight call, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Where to see Snail Kite

Snail Kite subspecies (4)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Rostrhamus sociabilis levisCuba-No
Rostrhamus sociabilis majore Mexico, Guatemala, Belize and nw Honduras-No
Rostrhamus sociabilis plumbeusFlorida (USA)-No
Rostrhamus sociabilis sociabiliss Nicaragua to n Argentina-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Catalancaragoler comú
Chinese食螺鸢
Chinese (Traditional)螺鳶
Croatianlunja pužarica
CzechPlžojed bažinný, plžojed bažinný, luněc bažinný
DanishSnegleglente
DutchSlakkenwouw, Slakkewouw
EsperantoHelikomilvo
Estonianteohaugas (soo-teohaugas)
Finnishkotilohaukka
FrenchMilan des marais, Milan des Everglades, Buse des coquillages, Buse des marais
GermanSchneckenweih, Schneckenbussard
GuaraniTaguato jatyta, Taguato-vevyi, Taguato-jatyta
Hungarianszalagos csigászkánya
IcelandicFenjagleða
ItalianNibbio delle Everglades, Nibbio chioccioliere
Japaneseタニシトビ, タンニシトビ
Latviangliemežu klīja
Lithuanianbendruomeninis liaunasnapis peslys
NorwegianSnegleglente, snegleglente
Norwegian NynorskSnigelglente
Polishslimakojad czerwonooki, ślimakojad czerwonooki
PortugueseGaviao-caramujeiro, caramujeiro, gavião-pombo, gavião-pescador, gavião-de-uruá, gavião-de-aruá, gavião-caramujeiro, caracoleiro-comum
RussianОбщественный коршун-слизнеед, Общественный коршун-слизеед, Коршун-Слизнеед
SerbianLunja pužarica
Slovakhákozobec družný
SpanishCaracolero común, Milano caracolero, Caracolero, Gavilán Caracolero, Elanio Caracolero
Swedishsnäckglada
Tatarҗәмәгатьчел лайлачашар тилгән
TurkishSalyangoz Çaylağı
Ukrainianшуліка-слимакоїд червоноокий