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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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Foto
Photography ID: 650121
  Adult
Formosa
Formosa
Argentina
09/01/2025
Zulima América Schupbach
Foto
Photography ID: 650119
  Adult
Formosa
Formosa
Argentina
09/01/2025
Zulima América Schupbach
Foto
Photography ID: 650118
  Adult
Formosa
Formosa
Argentina
09/01/2025
Zulima América Schupbach



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
235211001/09/2025ArgentinaFormosaRuta 81, FormosaZulima América Schupbach
212087221/07/2024ArgentinaFormosaHerradura, Formosa3Bc_pajareritos Agriornis
211283517/07/2024ArgentinaFormosaFormosa Golf Club, Formosa1Bc_pajareritos Agriornis
211147116/07/2024ArgentinaFormosaNavegación por Río Paraguay, Formosa1Bc_pajareritos Agriornis
186866529/07/2023ArgentinaFormosaCamino a Don Julián, Formosa1Fabricio Candia
180197029/07/2023ArgentinaFormosaAvenida Kirchner Nestor 4500, FormosaJulian Uriel Collado
180172029/07/2023ArgentinaFormosaAvenida Kirchner Nestor 4500, FormosaSilvina Collado
186868513/05/2023ArgentinaFormosaFormosa--Paseo Costanero, Formosa1Fabricio Candia
186867811/02/2023ArgentinaFormosaFormosa, Formosa2Fabricio Candia
186870521/12/2022ArgentinaFormosaReserva de Biósfera Laguna Oca, Formosa2Fabricio Candia
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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 19/03/2026.