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The Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis

The Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis. Bret Pray. Information on Snail Kite. The Snail Kite lives mainly in South American and in some parts of Central America and Florida’s Everglade.

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The Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis

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  1. The Snail KiteRostrhamussociabilis Bret Pray

  2. Information on Snail Kite • The Snail Kite lives mainly in South American and in some parts of Central America and Florida’s Everglade. • The Kites main diet are aquatic apple snails, but they will also eat turtles, fresh water crabs, and small rodents. • The Kites nest in colonies in trees built of small branches. The female lays 2-4 eggs once or twice a season, and both parents incubate the eggs for 26-28 days. • The young Kites fledge in 6-7 weeks, and they become sexually mature in less than a year. • Adult male kites are slate gray with red bills and a broad dark-and-white tail, but the females are a more subdued brown, and the juveniles are a streaked tan and buff.

  3. Why is it endangered? • Several reason why the Snail Kite is endangered: • Marsh draining for agricultural purposes • The flooding of Marshes • Drought • Hunters killing them off as pests • Human occupation and construction on Marchland • In 1972 the amount of Snail Kites left was only 65.

  4. What's being done? • The preservation of the wetlands they inhabit is top priority. • They prohibit commercial and recreational activities within 500 feet of active kite nests and allow only critical activities within 1,640 feet. • The Nest areas and birds are always monitored to ensure no abnormalities occur in their behavior.

  5. My Plan to Save them… • The closing off of the Marshland to human activity. • The recreation of Marshland areas. • Increasing the Apple Snail population, by increasing their food supply. • Monitoring the Marshlands from a distance, and seasonal counts of the Snail Kites and Apple Snail population.

  6. Snail Kite Pictures

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