snail kite
Americannoun
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“We have also found that female snail kites prefer breeding with males with bigger beaks,” said Robert J. Fletcher Jr., a snail kite expert from the University of Florida.
From New York Times • Aug. 15, 2022
And the endangered Everglades snail kite is showing a fondness for an exotic species of the mollusk, another latecomer to the region.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 2, 2019
Fish and Wildlife Service’s request that it lower water in the Kissimmee River Valley to protect the snail kite nests.
From Washington Times • Jul. 8, 2016
Meanwhile, the dike that protects millions of Floridians from Lake Okeechobee is leaking, the Everglade snail kite is flirting with extinction, and invasive Burmese pythons are running roughshod through the marsh.
From Time • Dec. 11, 2010
It’s not easy to make a living as a bird of prey, especially if you’re a Florida snail kite.
From National Geographic
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