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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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Records from San Nicolás de los Arroyos

Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern
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Synonyms: Herpetotheres sociabilis.

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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 667235
  Juvenile
San Nicolás de los Arroyos
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/11/2026
Peter Vidana
Foto
Photography ID: 664985
♂  Adult
San Nicolás de los Arroyos
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/28/2025
Peter Vidana
Foto
Photography ID: 409970
♀  Adult
San Nicolás de los Arroyos
Buenos Aires
Argentina
05/12/2017
Jose Luis Vera
Foto
Photography ID: 111517
♀  Adult
San Nicolás de los Arroyos
Buenos Aires
Argentina
07/23/2015
Gustavo Ramos



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
241602011/01/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Parque san nicolas, San Nicolás de los ArroyosGaston Lisandro Gabinetti
241538511/01/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Parque san nicolas, San Nicolás de los ArroyosPeter Vidana
240688628/12/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Parque san nicolas, San Nicolás de los ArroyosGaston Lisandro Gabinetti
240574428/12/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Parque san nicolas, San Nicolás de los ArroyosPeter Vidana
234014712/08/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Parque san nicolas, San Nicolás de los ArroyosAdrian Braidotti
210957406/07/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Parque san nicolas, San Nicolás de los ArroyosMaría Del Carmen Fabeiro
173091821/02/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Parque san nicolas, San Nicolás de los Arroyos1Eugenia Boggiano
93900620/05/2018ArgentinaBuenos AiresRuta 188, San Nicolás de los ArroyosGustavo Abel Larracoechea
128336512/05/2017ArgentinaBuenos AiresBasílica de San Nicolás, San Nicolás de los ArroyosJose Luis Vera
50218112/11/2016ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Rafael de Aguiar, San Nicolás de los ArroyosDiego Alfonso Rosa
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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 09/03/2026.










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