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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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Foto
Photography ID: 253091
♂  Adult
Laguna del Diario y alrededores
Maldonado
Uruguay
01/01/2014
Eduardo Di Fiore
Foto
Photography ID: 44089
♀  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
03/17/2014
Eduardo Di Fiore
Foto
Photography ID: 40758
♂  Adult
Laguna del Diario y alrededores
Maldonado
Uruguay
01/14/2014
Eduardo Di Fiore
Foto
Photography ID: 15926
♂  Juvenile
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
09/23/2012
Eduardo Di Fiore



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
64368018/09/2017BrazilMato Grosso do SulFazenda Vaca Branca, NaviraiEduardo Di Fiore
15095931/05/2014ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibasEduardo Di Fiore
12539817/03/2014ArgentinaEntre RíosReserva Natural Ceibas, CeibasEduardo Di Fiore
11683014/01/2014UruguayMaldonadoLaguna del Diario y alrededoresEduardo Di Fiore
71146001/01/2014UruguayMaldonadoLaguna del Diario y alrededoresEduardo Di Fiore
4187823/09/2012ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibasEduardo Di Fiore
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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 05/04/2026.