Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis(Vieillot, LJP, 1817)
English (US) Snail Kite
The Snail Kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Accipitridae (Kites, Old World Vultures, Eagles, and Hawks) in the order Accipitriformes.
- Scientific name
- Rostrhamus sociabilis
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Snail Kite
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1817)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Rostrhamus sociabilis plumbeus
- Rostrhamus sociabilis levis
- Rostrhamus sociabilis major
- Rostrhamus sociabilis sociabilis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Herpetotheres sociabilis
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1817)
- Type locality
- Corrientes, near Rio de la Plata, Argentina.
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 18 p.318
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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