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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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Photography ID: 156025
♂  Juvenile
Reserva Natural Laguna Melincué
Santa Fe
Argentina
06/20/2016
Cintia Manoni



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
230892623/06/2025ArgentinaSanta FeVieja ruta 93, Reserva Natural Laguna MelincuéTramannoni Ariel
224416806/02/202511:42ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Natural Laguna Melincué1Patricia Beatriz Benitez
155942813/03/2022ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Natural Laguna Melincué2Hugo Caverzasi
120831329/02/2020ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Natural Laguna MelincuéLeonardo Caballero
115588401/01/2020ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Natural Laguna MelincuéLeonardo Caballero
69901311/02/2018ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Natural Laguna MelincuéPablo Capovilla
44693523/06/2016ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Natural Laguna Melincué1Hugo Caverzasi
44919620/06/2016ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Natural Laguna MelincuéCintia Manoni
43222407/05/2016ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Natural Laguna MelincuéAndres Teran
29028931/05/2015ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Natural Laguna MelincuéAndres Teran
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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 19/03/2026.