Snail Kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis)

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 Bañado de Los Indios

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Herpetotheres sociabilis.

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Photography ID: 36072
♂ Adult
Bañado de Los Indios
Rocha
Uruguay
01/25/2014
Tommi Herce

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2261283

11/02/2025

Uruguay

Rocha

Ruta 14 Bañado de los Indios, Bañado de Los Indios

Pablo Eguia

102715

25/01/2014

Uruguay

Rocha

Bañado de Los Indios

Tommi Herce

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Bibliography related

Lucero, F. 2010. Aves nuevas, raras o con pocos registros para las provincias de Mendoza y San Juan. Nuestras Aves, 54: 57-62.