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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 Las Flores

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Herpetotheres sociabilis.

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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 658191
  Juvenile
Las Flores
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/19/2025
Sergio Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 523736
♀  Adult
Las Flores
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/26/2023
Mauricio Roberto Saavedra
Foto
Photography ID: 521548
♀  Adult
Las Flores
Buenos Aires
Argentina
05/13/2022
Mauricio Roberto Saavedra
Foto
Photography ID: 66122
♂  Adult
Las Flores
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/13/2013
Victoria Herrera
Foto
Photography ID: 66090
  Juvenile
Las Flores
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/12/2013
Victoria Herrera
Foto
Photography ID: 66088
♂  Adult
Las Flores
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/13/2013
Victoria Herrera



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
238028819/10/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresLas FloresSergio Cusano
171814126/01/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresLas FloresMauricio Roberto Saavedra
170242914/01/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresLas FloresHernán Tolosa
167086513/11/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresLas FloresHernán Tolosa
166136023/10/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresLas FloresHernán Tolosa
170629213/05/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresLas FloresMauricio Roberto Saavedra
148969905/11/2021ArgentinaBuenos AiresRuta 3, Las FloresDolores Fernandez
114905815/12/2019ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Plaza Montero, Las FloresRomán Montero
86655109/01/2019ArgentinaBuenos AiresLas FloresRomán Montero
49829203/11/2016ArgentinaBuenos AiresParaje El Gualicho, Las FloresSantiago Juan Torres
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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 16/03/2026.