Birds of Nicaragua BETA

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Genus: Rostrhamus (1 species, 1 worldwide)


Snail Kite
Snail Kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis sociabilis) Male
Iguazu National Park, Argentina   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Snail Kite
Snail Kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis sociabilis) Female
Laguna Sonso, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
A hawk-sized kite that uses a hooked bill to extract meat from large pond snails. Immatures streaked and without red eye.
Additional photo.

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