Habitat: This kite species can be found in humid forests and second-growth woodland in the lowlands. Distribution: This species has been reported from southern Texas to Bolivia, northern Argentina and southern Brazil, Cuba and Grenada. Natural History Notes: This species can be fairly easy to approach once we have detected it. Its diet will consist primarily in tree snails. Conservation status according to IUCN 2008 Red list: Least Concern (LC). Characteristics: The total length of this species varies between 41 cm and 46 cm (measured from tip of bill to end of tail). This kite species can be recognized by its heavy and prominent bill in a shape of a hook. Also, the base of the bill (cere) and the facial skin are green and we can see small orange spots near the white eye. The legs can have a yellow or orange coloration. The adult plumage of the male will consist in gray with stripes of white or cream on the part below. The upper tail-coverts is whitish, the tail is dark gray with two white bands and tip. The adult female plumage consists in dark brown to dark gray on the above with a collar on the hindneck. The part below will have bold stripes of brown and white. The tail looks like the one of the male. Both female and male have an ovale wing shape that narrows toward the base. The wings are gray colored with stripes of black and white.