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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: 323502
  Juvenile
Arroyos y Esteros
Cordillera
Paraguay
03/23/2019
Jorge Sarubbi Künzle
Foto
Photography ID: 285726
♂  Adult
Asunción
Central
Paraguay
08/05/2018
Jorge Sarubbi Künzle
Foto
Photography ID: 190885
♂  Adult
Arroyos y Esteros
Cordillera
Paraguay
02/13/2017
Jorge Sarubbi Künzle
Foto
Photography ID: 173124
♂  Adult
Arroyos y Esteros
Cordillera
Paraguay
10/31/2016
Jorge Sarubbi Künzle



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
89995023/03/2019ParaguayCordilleraCamino a Juan de Mena, Arroyos y EsterosJorge Sarubbi Künzle
80346205/08/2018ParaguayCentralBahía de Asunción, AsunciónJorge Sarubbi Künzle
54395313/02/2017ParaguayCordilleraCamino a Juan de Mena, Arroyos y EsterosJorge Sarubbi Künzle
49747631/10/2016ParaguayCordilleraCamino a Juan de Mena, Arroyos y EsterosJorge Sarubbi Künzle
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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 11/04/2026.