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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
MolluscsAmpularia (Pomacea canaliculata)06/03/2016Maximiliano Sager



Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 493079
♀  Adult
Colonia Teresa
Santa Fe
Argentina
05/08/2022
Maximiliano Sager
Foto
Photography ID: 493078
♀  Adult
Colonia Teresa
Santa Fe
Argentina
05/08/2022
Maximiliano Sager
Foto
Photography ID: 200996
♀  Adult
Paraje El Ceibo
Santa Fe
Argentina
05/01/2017
Maximiliano Sager
Foto
Photography ID: 176509
♂  Adult
La Gallareta
Santa Fe
Argentina
11/20/2016
Maximiliano Sager
Foto
Photography ID: 176507
♀  Adult
La Gallareta
Santa Fe
Argentina
11/20/2016
Maximiliano Sager
Foto
Photography ID: 141770
♀  Adult
Paraje El Ceibo
Santa Fe
Argentina
03/06/2016
Maximiliano Sager
Foto
Photography ID: 137947
  Juvenile
Cañada Capozzolo
Santa Fe
Argentina
02/13/2016
Maximiliano Sager
Foto
Photography ID: 136780
♀  Adult
Puerto Reconquista
Santa Fe
Argentina
02/05/2016
Maximiliano Sager
Foto
Photography ID: 134669
♀  Adult
Cañadas Paraje Km 302
Santa Fe
Argentina
01/22/2016
Maximiliano Sager
Foto
Photography ID: 134667
♂  Adult
Cañadas Paraje Km 302
Santa Fe
Argentina
01/22/2016
Maximiliano Sager



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 Reports


 Detail of places sorted by number of records







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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
229173610/05/2025ArgentinaSanta FeRuta 38 a 15 km de Alejandra1Maximiliano Sager
229150710/05/2025ArgentinaSanta FeCañada El Dentudo1Maximiliano Sager
200829805/03/2024ArgentinaSanta FeEn los alrededores de Arroyo Aguilar, Puerto Reconquista1Maximiliano Sager
200753301/03/2024ArgentinaSanta FeAlrededores de Romang, zona rural oeste, Romang2Maximiliano Sager
197017411/02/2024ArgentinaSanta FeParaje El Ceibo1Maximiliano Sager
197013111/02/2024ArgentinaSanta FeArroyo Pájaro Blanco, Alejandra4Maximiliano Sager
193493028/12/2023ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Potrero Lote Lote 7b2Maximiliano Sager
193485428/12/2023ArgentinaSanta FeSanta Felicia, Vera9Maximiliano Sager
180657607/08/2023ArgentinaSanta FeArroyo Malabrigo - RP 11Maximiliano Sager
159528512/06/2022ArgentinaSanta FeCañadas Paraje Km 3022Maximiliano Sager
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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.