Don't want to see ads? Sign up...





Species icon
Snail Kite

Rostrhamus sociabilis
(Vieillot, LJP, 1817)
Caracolero
Gavião-caramujeiro
Family: Accipitridae
Order: Accipitriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
 Request change
Filters
Remove all filters

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Herpetotheres sociabilis.

Subspecies:


This taxon does not have a description yet.

At EcoRegistros, species pages are completed using open bibliographic compilations, and anyone can contribute.

If you'd like to submit a sourced description, email us at ecoregistros@ecoregistros.org and we'll publish it credited to your name.




Loading map...



Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 607275
  Juvenile
Bañado La Estrella
Formosa
Argentina
09/18/2024
Julián Tocce
Foto
Photography ID: 605194
  Adult
Bahia de Asuncion
Distrito Capital
Paraguay
09/21/2024
Julián Tocce
Foto
Photography ID: 256437
♂  Adult
Laguna del Diario y alrededores
Maldonado
Uruguay
03/26/2018
Julián Tocce
Foto
Photography ID: 83289
♂  Adult
Laguna de Castillos
Rocha
Uruguay
02/15/2015
Julián Tocce
Foto
Photography ID: 80690
♂  Adult
Chivilcoy
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/03/2015
Julián Tocce



 View all photographs of the species




 Add a photography of this species




Last Vocalizations published




 Add an audio of this species




Last Filmings published




 Add a film of this species




 Reports


 Detail of places sorted by number of records







Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
217423021/09/2024ParaguayDistrito CapitalCostanera, Bahia de AsuncionJulián Tocce
218233318/09/2024ArgentinaFormosaEl Vertedero, Bañado La EstrellaJulián Tocce
178667402/07/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresCerca de Carlos Casares, Ruta Nacional 51Julián Tocce
156548825/03/2022ArgentinaEntre RíosAl costado de Rn 14, Ceibas1Julián Tocce
156365812/03/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresPehuajo, Ruta 51Julián Tocce
71861326/03/2018UruguayMaldonadoAlrededores, Laguna del Diario y alrededoresJulián Tocce
56167231/03/2017ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional Pre-Delta1Julián Tocce
42127728/03/2016ArgentinaEntre RíosCostado de la ruta, Ruta 14 - Entre Perdices y Ceibas2Julián Tocce
41613015/03/2016ArgentinaBuenos AiresRuta 5 entre Trenque Lauquen y BragadoJulián Tocce
24225915/02/2015UruguayRochaGuardia del Monte, Laguna de CastillosJulián Tocce
Page 1

 Add a record of this species




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.