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Snail Kite

Rostrhamus sociabilis
(Vieillot, LJP, 1817)
Caracolero
Gavião-caramujeiro
Family: Accipitridae
Order: Accipitriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern
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Synonyms: Herpetotheres sociabilis.

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Latest feeding records
Feeding
GroupSpeciesDateUser
CrustaceanCangrejo de Río (Dilocarcinus pagei)16/09/2023Manuel Godoy
CrustaceanCangrejo de Río (Dilocarcinus pagei)02/08/2023Nicolas Olejnik
CrustaceanCangrejo de Río (Aegla affinis)18/02/2023Jorge Schlemmer
MolluscsPomacea sp.21/05/2022Silvia Sokolovsky
CrustaceanCangrejo de Río (Zilchiopsis collastinensis)14/03/2021Jorge Schlemmer
MolluscsPomacea sp.07/02/2021Guillermo Alejandro Nelson Tarapow
MolluscsPomacea sp.24/01/2021Guillermo Alejandro Nelson Tarapow
CrustaceanCangrejo de Río (Dilocarcinus pagei)10/07/2020Martin Ferrari
MolluscsAmpularia (Pomacea canaliculata)15/12/2019Román Montero
MolluscsAmpularia (Pomacea canaliculata)09/11/2019Román Montero



Number of Photography: 1650

Foto
Photography ID: 676460
  Adult
Coronda
Santa Fe
Argentina
03/01/2026
Gaston Lisandro Gabinetti
Foto
Photography ID: 676445
 Arroyo Colastiné
Santa Fe
Argentina
03/01/2026
Peter Vidana
Foto
Photography ID: 676037
♂  Adult
San Miguel del Monte
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/10/2026
Guillermo Marcaida
Foto
Photography ID: 675775
  Juvenile
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/14/2026
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 675297
♀  Adult
General Pico
La Pampa
Argentina
02/26/2026
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 674666
♀  Adult
Ruta Provincial 65
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/14/2026
Dolores Fernandez
Foto
Photography ID: 673873
  Juvenile
Casbas
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/15/2026
Lucas Martín
Foto
Photography ID: 672789
♂  Adult
Santa Rosa
Corrientes
Argentina
01/31/2026
Fernando Naifleisch
Foto
Photography ID: 672376
♂  Adult
Laguna Garzón
Rocha
Uruguay
01/07/2026
Pablo Marcelo Meyer
Foto
Photography ID: 671576
♀  Juvenile
General Lavalle
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/01/2026
Celina Emilia Iratchet



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Number of Recorded Vocalizations: 3



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Pablo Bruni08/30/2023ArgentinaEntre RíosLago Salto Grande, ConcordiaN/AN/AYesNo
Luis Fernandez Campos11/30/2015ArgentinaJujuyDique CatamontañaN/AAdultNoNo
Jose Luis Merlo08/25/2011ArgentinaFormosaBañado La Estrella♂AdultYesNo


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Number of Films: 15





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Number of Records: 6631



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
244332901/03/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural Puerto Mar del PlataVictor Hugo Michelini
244175801/03/2026ArgentinaSanta FeZona rural, CorondaGaston Lisandro Gabinetti
244174201/03/2026ArgentinaSanta FeCamino a cascada Arroyo Colastiné, Arroyo ColastinéPeter Vidana
243941226/02/2026ArgentinaLa PampaReserva Natural Urbana de General Pico (laguna La Arocena), General PicoHugo Alberto Valderrey
244003525/02/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosColonia Ayuí, Paso del Águila, Concordia1Patricia Beatriz Benitez
243803523/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresEl Dique, EnsenadaDiego Varales
243775822/02/202619:08ArgentinaSanta FeLa Rioja 1109, Santo Tomé2Gustavo Fernando Durán
243753121/02/2026ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)3Carlos Enrique Alvarez
243660320/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Municipal , Reserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria Costanera NorteLuis Seijo
243617919/02/202617:56ArgentinaBuenos AiresRuta Provincial 501Santiago Juan Torres
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Bibliography related


Artículo Lucero, F. 2010. Aves nuevas, raras o con pocos registros para las provincias de Mendoza y San Juan. Nuestras Aves, 54: 57-62.



Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Snail Kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.