Birds of Nicaragua
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ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae (Kites, Hawks, Eagles)
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Genus: Rostrhamus (1 species, 1 worldwide)
Snail Kite
(Rostrhamus sociabilis sociabilis) Male
Iguazu National Park, Argentina
Photograph by
Tom Friedel
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Snail Kite
(Rostrhamus sociabilis sociabilis) Female
Laguna Sonso, Colombia
Photograph by
Tom Friedel
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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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Colombia
Panama
Ecuador
Costa Rica
Mexico
Experimental sites:
Peru
Venezuela
The World
Brazil
Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:
Guyana
Nicaragua
Cuba