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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
CrustaceanCangrejo de Río (Dilocarcinus pagei)02/08/2023Nicolas Olejnik



Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 657068
  Immature
Pantanal
Mato Grosso
Brazil
09/14/2025
Manuel Godoy
Foto
Photography ID: 534791
♀  Adult
Pantanal
Mato Grosso
Brazil
07/16/2019
Ramon Moller Jensen
Foto
Photography ID: 217157
♂  Adult
Pantanal
Mato Grosso
Brazil
08/24/2017
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 206409
♂  Adult
Pantanal
Mato Grosso
Brazil
05/26/2017
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 206408
♀  Adult
Pantanal
Mato Grosso
Brazil
05/26/2017
Pablo Eguia



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
237571314/09/2025BrazilMato GrossoPorto Jofre, PantanalManuel Godoy
234677422/08/2025BrazilMato GrossoHotel Mato Grosso, PantanalNicolas Olejnik
234523619/08/2025BrazilMato GrossoRio São Lourenço desde Porto Jofre, PantanalNicolas Olejnik
234393718/08/2025BrazilMato GrossoRio São Lourenço desde Porto Jofre, PantanalNicolas Olejnik
234209216/08/2025BrazilMato GrossoRio Claro, PantanalNicolas Olejnik
234135515/08/2025BrazilMato GrossoTranspantaneira, PantanalNicolas Olejnik
230589816/06/2025BrazilMato GrossoPousada Piuval, PantanalNicolas Olejnik
230568415/06/2025BrazilMato GrossoPousada Piuval, PantanalNicolas Olejnik
230523614/06/2025BrazilMato GrossoPousada Piuval, PantanalNicolas Olejnik
230472313/06/2025BrazilMato GrossoRio São Lourenço desde Porto Jofre, PantanalNicolas Olejnik
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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.