Birds of Prey
Least Concern
Quick Facts
Mass0.446 kg
DietPomacea
Facts sourced from Wikidata (CC0).
The snail kite is a bird of prey within the family Accipitridae, which also includes the eagles, hawks, and Old World vultures. Its relative, the slender-billed kite, is now again placed in Helicolestes, making the genus Rostrhamus monotypic. Usually, it is placed in the Milvine kites, but the validity of that grouping is under investigation.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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