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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 General Lavalle

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Herpetotheres sociabilis.

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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 671576
♀  Juvenile
General Lavalle
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/01/2026
Celina Emilia Iratchet
Foto
Photography ID: 659985
♂  Adult
General Lavalle
Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/12/2025
Gustavo Daniel González
Foto
Photography ID: 615591
♀  Juvenile
General Lavalle
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/21/2024
Celina Emilia Iratchet
Foto
Photography ID: 477942
♂  Adult
General Lavalle
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/28/2021
Diego Trillo
Foto
Photography ID: 469721
♂  Adult
General Lavalle
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/09/2021
Diego Trillo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
242852601/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresGral. Lavalle - Paraje Pavón, General LavalleCelina Emilia Iratchet
238729812/11/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresEl Palenque, General LavalleGustavo Daniel González
221310221/12/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresGral. Lavalle - Paraje Pavón, General LavalleCelina Emilia Iratchet
220125325/11/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino de la Corvina, General Lavalle4Diego Oscar
223242412/10/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresEa. El Palenque, General Lavalle17Silvina Collado
217068512/10/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresEa. El Palenque, General Lavalle17Julian Uriel Collado
213587018/08/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino paralelo al Canal 2, General Lavalle2Diego Oscar
152646702/01/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino rural ingresando por El Palenque, General Lavalle5Fernando Alberto Segura
152674628/12/2021ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino rural ingresando por El Palenque, General LavalleDiego Trillo
148974709/10/2021ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino rural ingresando por El Palenque, General LavalleDiego Trillo
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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.