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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.

Subspecies:


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Latest feeding records
Feeding
GroupSpeciesDateUser
MolluscsAmpularia (Pomacea canaliculata)23/10/2015Hernán Tolosa



Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 669422
  Juvenile
San Miguel del Monte
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/22/2026
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 623591
♀  Adult
San Miguel del Monte
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/11/2025
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 585982
♀  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
06/01/2024
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 579524
♂  Adult
Pila
Buenos Aires
Argentina
04/07/2024
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 427396
♂  Adult
Zenón Videla Dorna
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/03/2021
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 397556
♀  Adult
San Miguel del Monte
Buenos Aires
Argentina
05/09/2020
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 351357
  Juvenile
San Miguel del Monte
Buenos Aires
Argentina
08/09/2019
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 310687
♂  Adult
San Miguel del Monte
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/12/2019
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 310336
♂  Adult
Zenón Videla Dorna
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/01/2019
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 308455
♂  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/24/2018
Hernán Tolosa



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Last Filmings published


Video ID: 2218
  Squab
Gorchs
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/28/2016
Hernán Tolosa



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 Reports


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
243050308/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresSan Miguel del MonteHernán Tolosa
242087022/01/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresFrancisco A. Berra, San Miguel del MonteHernán Tolosa
239687207/12/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresSan Miguel del MonteHernán Tolosa
235594209/09/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresLaguna De Navarro, NavarroHernán Tolosa
225421411/02/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresSan Miguel del MonteHernán Tolosa
222950717/12/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresLímite Olavarría, Ruta 511Hernán Tolosa
216216826/09/2024ArgentinaSanta FeFlorenciaHernán Tolosa
216212225/09/2024ArgentinaSanta FeBalneario Municipal: "intendente Bertero", EsperanzaHernán Tolosa
214243705/09/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Nacional Ciervo de los PantanosHernán Tolosa
204292509/06/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresPunta Indio, Parque Costero del SurHernán 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 25/03/2026.