Snail Kite

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(New page: Image:SnailKite.jpg '''Common Name:''' Snail Kite<br> '''Scientific Name:''' Rostrhamus sociabilis '''Size:''' 14-19 inches (36-48 cm); '''Wingspan:''' 39-47 inches (99-120 cm) '''H...)

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'''Diet:''' Primarily Apple Snails (''Pomacea''). Crayfish (''Procambarus'') and black crappie are alternatives, but only when apple snails become scarce, such as during drought. It flies slowly with its head facing downwards, looking for apple snails.

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Nesting:''' The adult male has dark blue-gray plumage with darker flight feathers. The legs and cere are red. The adult female is about 3% larger, has dark brown upperparts and heavily streaked pale underparts. She has a whitish face with darker areas behind and above the eye. The legs and cere are yellow or orange. The immature is similar to adult female, but the crown is streaked.

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'''Nesting:''' The adult male has dark blue-gray plumage with darker flight feathers. The legs and cere are red. The adult female is about 3% larger, has dark brown upperparts and heavily streaked pale underparts. She has a whitish face with darker areas behind and above the eye. The legs and cere are yellow or orange. The immature is similar to adult female, but the crown is streaked.

It nests in a bush or on the ground, laying 3–4 eggs.

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'''This 3D model is found in Songbird ReMix Birds of Prey Volume III: Hawks of the New World'''

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'''This 3D model is found in [http://hivewire3d.com/shop/songbird-remix-birds-of-prey-vol-3-hawks-of-the-new-world.html Songbird ReMix Birds of Prey Volume III: Hawks of the New World''']

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 '''Diet:''' Primarily Apple Snails (''Pomacea''). Crayfish (''Procambarus'') and black crappie are alternatives, but only when apple snails become scarce, such as during drought.  It flies slowly with its head facing downwards, looking for apple snails.
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-Nesting:'''  The adult male has dark blue-gray plumage with darker flight feathers. The legs and cere are red. The adult female is about 3% larger, has dark brown upperparts and heavily streaked pale underparts. She has a whitish face with darker areas behind and above the eye. The legs and cere are yellow or orange. The immature is similar to adult female, but the crown is streaked.
+'''Nesting:'''  The adult male has dark blue-gray plumage with darker flight feathers. The legs and cere are red. The adult female is about 3% larger, has dark brown upperparts and heavily streaked pale underparts. She has a whitish face with darker areas behind and above the eye. The legs and cere are yellow or orange. The immature is similar to adult female, but the crown is streaked.
 It nests in a bush or on the ground, laying 3–4 eggs.
-'''This 3D model is found in Songbird ReMix Birds of Prey Volume III: Hawks of the New World'''
+'''This 3D model is found in [http://hivewire3d.com/shop/songbird-remix-birds-of-prey-vol-3-hawks-of-the-new-world.html Songbird ReMix Birds of Prey Volume III: Hawks of the New World''']