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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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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 140980
  Juvenile
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
02/28/2016
Eugenia Boggiano
Foto
Photography ID: 128376
♂  Adult
Baradero
Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/28/2015
Eugenia Boggiano
Foto
Photography ID: 98465
  Juvenile
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
05/01/2015
Eugenia Boggiano



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
230612522/01/2025BrazilRio Grande do Sul-32.515, -52.558, Rsc-4734Eugenia Boggiano
230610522/01/2025BrazilRio Grande do Sul-32.537, -52.537, Estrada do Albardão3Eugenia Boggiano
230610322/01/2025BrazilRio Grande do Sul-32.592, -52.566, Rsc-47313Eugenia Boggiano
230609822/01/2025BrazilRio Grande do Sul-32.656, -52.588, Rsc-4732Eugenia Boggiano
230586420/01/2025UruguayRocha-34.642, -54.212, Ruta 101Eugenia Boggiano
173091821/02/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Parque san nicolas, San Nicolás de los Arroyos1Eugenia Boggiano
159966118/06/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresRuta Nacional 33Eugenia Boggiano
159963518/06/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresRuta Nacional 32Eugenia Boggiano
156241213/03/2022ArgentinaCórdobaReserva Ambiental Aguada de los Pájaros, Villa Rumipal1Eugenia Boggiano
146392819/09/2021ArgentinaCórdobaDique la quintana, Alta Gracia1Eugenia Boggiano
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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 30/03/2026.