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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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Herpetotheres sociabilis.

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Photography ID: 668474
Juvenile
Abbott
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/18/2026
Roxana Larramendy

Photography ID: 296749
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Abbott
Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/06/2018
Hernán Tolosa

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2418424

18/01/2026

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Camino vecinal, Abbott

Roxana Larramendy

866571

09/01/2019

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Abbott

Román Montero

834081

06/11/2018

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Abbott

Hernán Tolosa

196902

09/11/2014

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Abbott

Pablo Brudnick

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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.