Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (35)
- Subspecies (3)
Brian E. Reichert, Christopher E. Cattau, Robert J. Fletcher, Jr., Paul W. Sykes Jr., James A. Rodgers Jr., and R. E. Bennetts
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | caragoler comú |
| Croatian | lunja pužarica |
| Czech | plžojed bažinný |
| Dutch | Slakkenwouw |
| English | Snail Kite |
| English (United States) | Snail Kite |
| Finnish | kotilohaukka |
| French | Milan des marais |
| French (France) | Milan des marais |
| German | Schneckenbussard |
| Icelandic | Fenjagleða |
| Japanese | タニシトビ |
| Norwegian | snegleglente |
| Polish | ślimakojad czerwonooki |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | gavião-caramujeiro |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Gavião-caramujeiro |
| Russian | Коршун-слизнеед |
| Serbian | Lunja pužarica |
| Slovak | hákozobec družný |
| Spanish | Caracolero Común |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Caracolero |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Elanio Caracolero |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Gavilán caracolero |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Elanio Caracolero |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Milano Caracolero |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Gavilán Caracolero |
| Spanish (Panama) | Elanio Caracolero |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Caracolero |
| Spanish (Peru) | Elanio Caracolero |
| Spanish (Spain) | Caracolero común |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Caracolero |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Gavilán Caracolero |
| Swedish | snäckglada |
| Turkish | Salyangoz Çaylağı |
| Ukrainian | Шуліка-слимакоїд червоноокий |
Rostrhamus sociabilis (Vieillot, 1817)
PROTONYM:
Herpetotheres sociabilis
Vieillot, 1817. 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.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Corrientes, near Rio de la Plata, Argentina.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- ROSTRHAMUS
- sociabilis
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Snail Kite
