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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: 654829
♂  Adult
Pirané
Formosa
Argentina
09/19/2025
Héctor Bernardo Fernández
Foto
Photography ID: 596214
♀  Adult
Pirané
Formosa
Argentina
07/10/2024
Walter Bustamante
Foto
Photography ID: 532956
♂  Adult
Pirané
Formosa
Argentina
12/10/2022
Andrés Cecconi



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
236986019/09/2025ArgentinaFormosaPuerto Onza, PiranéHéctor Bernardo Fernández
213446210/07/2024ArgentinaFormosaPiranéWalter Bustamante
175719910/12/2022ArgentinaFormosaPiranéAndrés Cecconi
167829319/11/2022ArgentinaFormosaRiacho Monte lindo grande, Pirané2Pablo Meoniz
186876111/09/2022ArgentinaFormosaEstero Caindotá, Pirané1Fabricio Candia
186875808/01/2020ArgentinaFormosa22 dic. 2019 15:58 -25.594, Pirané1Fabricio Candia
5657730/03/2013ArgentinaFormosaPiranéNicolas Olejnik
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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.