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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)22/03/2026Carlos Valpreda
MolluscsAmpularia (Pomacea canaliculata)07/03/2026Andrea Casaburi
CrustaceanCangrejo de Río (Dilocarcinus pagei)16/09/2023Manuel Godoy
CrustaceanCangrejo de Río (Dilocarcinus pagei)02/08/2023Nicolas Olejnik
CrustaceanCangrejo de Río (Aegla affinis)18/02/2023Jorge Schlemmer
MolluscsPomacea sp.21/05/2022Silvia Sokolovsky
CrustaceanCangrejo de Río (Zilchiopsis collastinensis)14/03/2021Jorge Schlemmer
MolluscsPomacea sp.07/02/2021Guillermo Alejandro Nelson Tarapow
MolluscsPomacea sp.24/01/2021Guillermo Alejandro Nelson Tarapow
CrustaceanCangrejo de Río (Dilocarcinus pagei)10/07/2020Martin Ferrari



Number of Photography: 1668

Foto
Photography ID: 682309
  Juvenile
Azul
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/01/2025
Victoria Herrera
Foto
Photography ID: 682307
♂  Adult
Azul
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/01/2025
Victoria Herrera
Foto
Photography ID: 681760
♀  Juvenile
Gral madriaga
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/17/2026
Celina Emilia Iratchet
Foto
Photography ID: 681303
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional El Palmar
Entre Ríos
Argentina
04/01/2026
Dolores Fernandez
Foto
Photography ID: 680492
♀  Adult
San Javier
Santa Fe
Argentina
03/21/2026
Carlos Valpreda
Foto
Photography ID: 680442
♂  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
04/05/2025
Oscar Alfredo Eliseche



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Number of Recorded Vocalizations: 3



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Pablo Bruni08/30/2023ArgentinaEntre RíosLago Salto Grande, ConcordiaN/AN/AYesNo
Luis Fernandez Campos11/30/2015ArgentinaJujuyDique CatamontañaN/AAdultNoNo
Jose Luis Merlo08/25/2011ArgentinaFormosaBañado La Estrella♂AdultYesNo


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Number of Films: 15





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Number of Records: 6671



Page 1 of 668
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
245912112/04/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosTerraplen, Ceibas1Gabriel Carbajales
245748812/04/202611:49ArgentinaSanta FeSan Jerónimo Norte1Gustavo Fernando Durán
245734911/04/2026ArgentinaCórdobaCuatro Bocas, Las VarillasHugo Caverzasi
245626003/04/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosReserva de Usos Múltiples Humedales e Islas de VictoriaGaston Lisandro Gabinetti
245601103/04/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosReserva de Usos Múltiples Humedales e Islas de VictoriaPeter Vidana
245535403/04/202610:22ArgentinaEntre RíosAvenida Presidente Néstor Kirchner1Gustavo Fernando Durán
245599001/04/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El PalmarDolores Fernandez
245207126/03/2026ArgentinaSanta FeLaguna Lux, CarcarañáAdrian Braidotti
245479924/03/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural Puerto Mar del Plata1Enrique Chiurla
245452824/03/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural Puerto Mar del Plata1Victor Hugo Michelini
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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 18/04/2026.