Snail Kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis)

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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Records from Chascomús

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Herpetotheres sociabilis.

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Last published photographs

Photography ID: 653724
Adult
Chascomús
Buenos Aires
Argentina
09/14/2025
Norma Medel

Photography ID: 652760
♀ Adult
Chascomús
Buenos Aires
Argentina
09/14/2025
Susana Gomez

Photography ID: 460281
♀ Adult
Chascomús
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/20/2020
Facundo Quintela

Photography ID: 291566
Chascomús
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/07/2018
Hernan Bauret

Photography ID: 126119
♀ Adult
Chascomús
Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/22/2015
Ricardo Hack

Photography ID: 126118
♂ Adult
Chascomús
Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/22/2015
Ricardo Hack

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2368242

14/09/2025

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Puente Vitel, Chascomús

Norma Medel

2365054

14/09/2025

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Arroyo Vitel, cerca del puente, Chascomús

Francisco Encinosa

2364967

14/09/2025

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Cava del castillo, muy cerca laguna Chascomús, Chascomús

Francisco Encinosa

2363578

14/09/2025

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Arroyo Vitel, cerca del puente, Chascomús

Susana Gomez

2363491

14/09/2025

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Cava del castillo, muy cerca laguna Chascomús, Chascomús

Susana Gomez

1349291

20/12/2020

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Chascomús

Facundo Quintela

1130490

10/11/2019

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Caminos que bordean la Laguna de Chascomús, Chascomús

Gonzalo Diaz

818684

07/10/2018

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Laguna de Chascomús, Chascomús

Hernan Bauret

509899

26/11/2016

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Campo San Pedro, Chascomús

Gonzalo Diaz

364791

22/11/2015

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Laguna de Chascomús, Chascomús

Ricardo Hack

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Bibliography related

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