Download or read book Status and Life History of the Everglades Kite in the United States written by Walter O. Stieglitz and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Florida everglade kite, Rostrhamus sociabilis plumbeus, though reduced in numbers to hardly more than 20, still has a chance to survive. This northern-most subspecies is found only in southern Florida where its continued existence depends on the fresh-water marsh snail Pomacea paludis, its only food. Preservation of some suitable marsh areas, as in Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, is essential to the survival of this endangered species.