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 General Belgrano

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Herpetotheres sociabilis.

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Feeding

Group	Species	Date	User
Molluscs	Ampularia (Pomacea canaliculata)	15/12/2019	Román Montero

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Photography ID: 588024
Juvenile
General Belgrano
Buenos Aires
Argentina
06/17/2024
Favio Belotto

Photography ID: 368880
♂ Adult
General Belgrano
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/15/2019
Román Montero

Photography ID: 215291
Juvenile
General Belgrano
Buenos Aires
Argentina
08/21/2017
Favio Belotto

Photography ID: 215290
Juvenile
General Belgrano
Buenos Aires
Argentina
08/21/2017
Favio Belotto

Photography ID: 215289
♂ Adult
General Belgrano
Buenos Aires
Argentina
08/21/2017
Favio Belotto

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2378790

17/10/2025

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Ruta 29, General Belgrano

Susana Gomez

2046363

17/06/2024

Argentina

Buenos Aires

General Belgrano

Favio Belotto

1149101

15/12/2019

Argentina

Buenos Aires

General Belgrano

Román Montero

1107853

06/10/2019

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Continuación Av 25 de mayo (rural), General Belgrano

Jorgelina Lopez

1106519

06/10/2019

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Continuación Av 25 de mayo (rural), General Belgrano

Hernán Tolosa

853947

07/12/2018

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Zona rural entre Chas y La Chumbeada, General Belgrano

Hernán Tolosa

605155

21/08/2017

Argentina

Buenos Aires

General Belgrano

Favio Belotto

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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.