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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

Synonyms: Herpetotheres sociabilis.

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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 648924
  Juvenile
Cañuelas
Buenos Aires
Argentina
08/23/2025
Gustavo Pascuas
Foto
Photography ID: 287209
 Cañuelas
Buenos Aires
Argentina
08/25/2018
Daniel Gonzalez
Foto
Photography ID: 177612
  Juvenile
Cañuelas
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/01/2016
Roxana Larramendy
Foto
Photography ID: 169253
♀  Adult
Cañuelas
Buenos Aires
Argentina
09/25/2016
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 138242
♀  Adult
Cañuelas
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/14/2016
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 117255
♂  Adult
Cañuelas
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/04/2015
Ricardo Juliano



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
234794723/08/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino a Guardia del Juncal, CañuelasGustavo Pascuas
148875423/10/2021ArgentinaBuenos AiresUribelarrea, Cañuelas1Diego Varales
146149315/09/2021ArgentinaBuenos AiresCañuelas5Jorgelina Lopez
131450423/11/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino a Udaondo, CañuelasHernán Tolosa
83185303/11/2018ArgentinaBuenos AiresRuta Nacional 3, Cañuelas7Jorge La Grotteria
82043614/10/2018ArgentinaBuenos AiresRuta Nacional 3 camino a Monte, CañuelasRomán Montero
80800325/08/2018ArgentinaBuenos AiresCañuelasDaniel Gonzalez
79411219/08/2018ArgentinaBuenos AiresRuta Nacional 3, Cañuelas5Jorge La Grotteria
78491527/07/2018ArgentinaBuenos AiresRuta Nacional 3, CañuelasSantiago Juan Torres
54636926/02/2017ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino entre ruta 3 y camino Panelo, CañuelasHernán Tolosa
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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 17/03/2026.