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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: 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
89452905/03/2019ArgentinaBuenos AiresLaguna El Chifle, Benito Juárez1Victoria Herrera
18983113/10/2013ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Plaza Montero, Las FloresVictoria Herrera
18983312/10/2013ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Plaza Montero, Las FloresVictoria Herrera
20530103/04/2010ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Aguiar, San Nicolás de los ArroyosVictoria Herrera
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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.