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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 Francisco A. Berra

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Herpetotheres sociabilis.

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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 669422
  Juvenile
San Miguel del Monte
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/22/2026
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 222104
♂  Immature
San Miguel del Monte
Buenos Aires
Argentina
08/03/2017
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 207607
♀  Adult
San Miguel del Monte
Buenos Aires
Argentina
06/20/2017
Hernán Tolosa



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
242087022/01/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresFrancisco A. Berra, San Miguel del MonteHernán Tolosa
188808816/09/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresFrancisco A. Berra, San Miguel del Monte1Diego Oscar
62385803/08/2017ArgentinaBuenos AiresFrancisco A. Berra, San Miguel del MonteHernán Tolosa
58587820/06/2017ArgentinaBuenos AiresFrancisco A. Berra, San Miguel del MonteHernán Tolosa
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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 22/03/2026.