The Snail Kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis) is a bird of prey that lives in the freshwater wetlands of tropical South America, the Caribbean, and central and southern Florida in the United States. Its name is in reference to its diet which mainly consists of apple snails. They have long, broad, and rounded wings, and a long tail with a white rump and undertail converts. The beak is dark and deeply hooked. An adult male’s plumage is dark blue-gray with darker flight feathers and red legs. The adult female is dark brown with streaked pale underparts; the face is white with darker areas behind and above the eyes, and the legs are yellow or orange.