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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 Gorchs

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Herpetotheres sociabilis.

Subspecies:


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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 665896
♂  Adult
Gorchs
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/05/2026
Ricardo Juliano
Foto
Photography ID: 463323
♂  Adult
Gorchs
Buenos Aires
Argentina
09/26/2021
Ricardo Juliano
Foto
Photography ID: 424569
♀  Adult
Gorchs
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/16/2020
Ricardo Juliano
Foto
Photography ID: 393864
♂  Juvenile
Gorchs
Buenos Aires
Argentina
04/09/2020
Ricardo Juliano
Foto
Photography ID: 393858
♀  Juvenile
Gorchs
Buenos Aires
Argentina
04/09/2020
Ricardo Juliano
Foto
Photography ID: 237405
♂  Adult
Gorchs
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/02/2018
Guillermo Marcaida
Foto
Photography ID: 237173
♂  Adult
Gorchs
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/01/2018
Dolores Fernandez
Foto
Photography ID: 233610
  Egg
Gorchs
Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/25/2017
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 233609
♀  Adult
Gorchs
Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/25/2017
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 183285
  Egg
Gorchs
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/20/2016
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 182432
  Squab
Gorchs
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/20/2016
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 182424
  Squab
Gorchs
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/20/2016
Hernán Tolosa



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Last Filmings published


Video ID: 2218
  Squab
Gorchs
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/28/2016
Hernán Tolosa



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 Reports


 Detail of places sorted by number of records







Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
241085805/01/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresEa la 37, GorchsRicardo Juliano
240942202/01/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresEa la 37, GorchsRicardo Juliano
146684626/09/2021ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino rural entre Las Flores y Gorchs, GorchsRicardo Juliano
134108902/01/2021ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino de ingreso a Gorchs, GorchsRicardo Juliano
134047701/01/2021ArgentinaBuenos AiresEa la 37, GorchsRicardo Juliano
133222916/12/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino rural entre Las Flores y Gorchs, GorchsRicardo Juliano
132958707/12/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresGorchsElsa Longo
132763007/12/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresGorchsGuillermo Marcaida
127374517/07/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresRuta 3 km 160, GorchsRicardo Juliano
123485009/04/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresEa la 37, GorchsRicardo Juliano
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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 15/03/2026.