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Snail Kite

Rostrhamus sociabilis

Description:

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.

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3 Comments

JoshuaGSmith
JoshuaGSmith 9 years ago

Thanks for joining!

Cody.conway
Cody.conway 9 years ago

Thanks Joshua, added to Group

JoshuaGSmith
JoshuaGSmith 9 years ago

What a perfect picture! I would like to invite you to my new mission for the birds of Ecuador: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/4508...

Cody.conway
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Cody.conway

Provincia de Orellana, Ecuador

Spotted on May 16, 2013
Submitted on Jun 20, 2013

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