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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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Latest feeding records
Feeding
GroupSpeciesDateUser
MolluscsAmpularia (Pomacea canaliculata)01/12/2017Margarita Cervio



Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 675297
♀  Adult
General Pico
La Pampa
Argentina
02/26/2026
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 636444
  Adult
General Pico
La Pampa
Argentina
05/29/2025
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 636442
  Adult
General Pico
La Pampa
Argentina
05/29/2025
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 534210
 General Pico
La Pampa
Argentina
03/20/2022
Gonzalo Camiletti
Foto
Photography ID: 475287
♂ ♀  Adult
General Pico
La Pampa
Argentina
12/15/2021
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 473836
  Adult
General Pico
La Pampa
Argentina
12/06/2021
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 473054
♂ ♀  Adult
General Pico
La Pampa
Argentina
11/29/2021
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 445381
  Adult
General Pico
La Pampa
Argentina
04/15/2020
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 423630
  Adult
General Pico
La Pampa
Argentina
12/12/2020
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 386470
  Adult
General Pico
La Pampa
Argentina
02/15/2020
Marcelo Fabio Dolsan
Foto
Photography ID: 244150
♂  Adult
General Pico
La Pampa
Argentina
01/22/2018
Federico Bruno
Foto
Photography ID: 244149
♂  Adult
General Pico
La Pampa
Argentina
01/22/2018
Federico Bruno



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
243941226/02/2026ArgentinaLa PampaReserva Natural Urbana de General Pico (laguna La Arocena), General PicoHugo Alberto Valderrey
229336729/05/2025ArgentinaLa PampaBarrio Pueblo Nuevo, General PicoHugo Alberto Valderrey
157011920/03/2022ArgentinaLa PampaReserva Natural Urbana de General Pico (laguna La Arocena), General PicoGonzalo Camiletti
151567115/12/2021ArgentinaLa PampaReserva Natural Urbana Benicio Delfín Pérez, General PicoHugo Alberto Valderrey
151059606/12/2021ArgentinaLa PampaCamino a la Reserva Natural Urbana Benicio Delfín Pérez, General PicoHugo Alberto Valderrey
150721229/11/2021ArgentinaLa PampaCamino a la Reserva Natural Urbana Benicio Delfín Pérez, General PicoHugo Alberto Valderrey
132759812/12/2020ArgentinaLa PampaLaguna Delfin Perez, General PicoHugo Alberto Valderrey
140568715/04/2020ArgentinaLa PampaCamino a la Reserva Natural Urbana Benicio Delfín Pérez, General PicoHugo Alberto Valderrey
120773115/02/2020ArgentinaLa PampaReserva Natural Urbana Benicio Delfín Pérez, General PicoMarcelo Fabio Dolsan
119390315/02/2020ArgentinaLa PampaReserva Natural Urbana Benicio Delfín Pérez, General Pico1Pablo Diaz Peñalba
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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.