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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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Records from General Villegas

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Herpetotheres sociabilis.

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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 490163
♀  Adult
General Villegas
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/27/2022
Silvio Lamothe
Foto
Photography ID: 393715
♂  Juvenile
General Villegas
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/02/2020
Silvio Lamothe
Foto
Photography ID: 170711
♂  Adult
General Villegas
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/10/2016
Alicia Mayor
Foto
Photography ID: 170708
  Immature
General Villegas
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/10/2016
Alicia Mayor
Foto
Photography ID: 169790
♂  Adult
General Villegas
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/01/2016
Silvio Lamothe



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
157083627/02/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresBanquina de la ruta 33 entre Villegas y Piedritas, General VillegasSilvio Lamothe
123470802/02/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresLaguna entre General Villegas y Piedritas, General VillegasSilvio Lamothe
48928510/10/2016ArgentinaBuenos AiresGeneral VillegasAlicia Mayor
48569001/10/2016ArgentinaBuenos AiresGeneral VillegasSilvio Lamothe
5175927/01/2013ArgentinaBuenos AiresGeneral VillegasCarlos Agulian
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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 18/03/2026.