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    The snail kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis) is a bird of prey within the family Accipitridae, which also includes the eagles, hawks, and Old World vultures...
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    kite, Ictinia plumbea Genus Rostrhamus Snail kite, Rostrhamus sociabilis Genus Helicolestes Slender-billed kite, Helicolestes hamatus – formerly in Rostrhamus...
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    vulnerability to attacking birds. The apple snail's usual enemies are the birds limpkin and snail kite. Apple snails inhabit various ecosystems: ponds, swamps...
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    Ictinia – kites (2 species) Geranospiza – crane hawk Busarellus – black-collared hawk Rostrhamus – snail kite Helicolestes – slender-billed kite Morphnarchus...
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    populations, as well as threaten the locally endangered snail kite. The Everglades snail kite eats apple snails almost exclusively, and the Everglades is the only...
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    jeopardize the continued existence of the Everglade snail kite, based on the current small size of the snail kite population and the unknown, and potentially...
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    white bands in the tail. Both genders resemble the male snail kite, and the slender-billed kite has often been included in the same genus, Rostrhamus....
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    This is a list of parks and nature reserves that are locations in the South section of the Great Florida Birding Trail. Locations include sites in Broward...
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    Rostrhamus – snail kite Helicolestes – slender-billed kite...
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    times of drought be victims of kleptoparasitism by snail kites, and the attempted theft of apple snails caught by limpkins has also been observed in boat-tailed...
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    with protease of potential predators, has been reported in 2010. The snail kite, Rostrhamus sociabilis, is a predator of this species in South America...
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    grades ranging from C (degraded) to D (significantly degraded), but the snail kite received a grade of F (near irreversible damage). The report also assessed...
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  • small fish native to east Tennessee Snail Maze, a 1986 video game by Sega, part of the Sega Master System Snail kite, Rostrhamus sociabilis, a bird of prey...
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    diurnal raptors as well, including snail kites, Cooper's hawks, sharp-shinned hawks and possibly swallow-tailed kites. The barred owl's preferred nest site...
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    38–51 cm (15–20 in). Tree snails (e.g. Bulimulus, Homolanyx, and Polymita) are a vital component of the hook-billed kite’s diet. The density of their...
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  • Ocean - U.S. (Guam) E Cuba hook-billed kite Chondrohierax uncinatus wilsonii West Indies - Cuba E Everglade snail kite Rostrhamus sociabilis plumbeus U.S...
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    The invasion of Pomacea maculata has possibly affected the endangered snail kite, a specialist predator on the native Pomacea paludosa, which seemingly...
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    successful offspring are not produced. However, in some birds (such as the snail kite found in South America, the Caribbean and Florida), the male and the female...
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  • molluscivore—the snail kite, Rostrhamus sociabilis. The limpkin is a small rail-like bird that feeds almost entirely on apple snails. Other birds that...
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    Birds: peregrine falcon, bald eagle, American flamingo, crested caracara, snail kite, osprey, white and brown pelicans, sea gulls, whooping and sandhill cranes...
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  • and seagrass beds. The area is home to the manatee, Florida panther, snail kite, alligator, and crocodile. The site was placed on the List of World Heritage...
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    kingbird Fish crow Brown thrasher Eastern towhee Boat-tailed grackle Snail kite Yellow-throated warbler As of the 2020 United States census, there were...
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    black bear, nine-banded armadillos Birds: bald eagle, crested caracara, snail kite, osprey, white and brown pelicans, sea gulls, whooping and sandhill cranes...
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  • Smoky-brown woodpecker Smoky-fronted tody-flycatcher Smooth-billed ani Snail kiteSnail-eating coua Snares penguin Snares snipe Snethlage's antpitta Snethlage's...
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    S2CID 3334592. Beissinger, S. R.; Snyder, N. F. R. (1987). "Mate desertion in the snail kite". Animal Behaviour. 35 (2): 477–487. doi:10.1016/s0003-3472(87)80273-7...
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    excluding the snail kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis) and the slender-billed kite (Helicolestes hamatus) with their specialization on Pomacea snails. Not even...
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    and swallowed by whirlpools. Lake Istokpoga serves as a home for the snail kite. "Lake Istokpoga - Florida Atlas of Lakes Program Waterbody". University...
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  • mycteria), wood stork (Mycteria americana), Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata), snail kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis), orange oriole (Icterus auratus), hooded oriole...
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  • grades ranging from C (degraded) to D (significantly degraded), but the snail kite received a grade of F (near irreversible damage). The report also assessed...
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    Ferriter, et al (2009), p. 9-31. Natural Resources Management: Island Apple Snail, National Park Service. Retrieved on February 3, 2010. Ferriter, et al (2009)...
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