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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: 522187
♂  Adult
San Ignacio
Misiones
Argentina
01/19/2023
Gustavo Daniel González
Foto
Photography ID: 318345
♀  Adult
San Ignacio
Misiones
Argentina
01/27/2019
Iván Eroles



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
238569814/11/202511:39ArgentinaMisionesAvenida Sarmiento, San IgnacioSusana Gomez
238551714/11/202511:39ArgentinaMisionesAvenida Sarmiento, San IgnacioFrancisco Encinosa
236585616/08/2025ArgentinaMisionesDesembocadura Arroyo el Cazador, San Ignacio4Enrique Chiurla
235147516/08/2025ArgentinaMisionesDesembocadura Arroyo el Cazador, San Ignacio4Victor Hugo Michelini
171120719/01/2023ArgentinaMisionesArrollo El Cazador, San IgnacioGustavo Daniel González
88526129/01/2019ArgentinaMisionesSan IgnacioIván Eroles
88984727/01/2019ArgentinaMisionesCantera de Lajas, San IgnacioIván Eroles
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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 16/03/2026.