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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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Photography ID: 69456
  Juvenile
Ensenada
Buenos Aires
Argentina
04/06/2013
Diego Varales



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
243803523/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresEl Dique, EnsenadaDiego Varales
201556228/03/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresSector San Juan, Parque Pereyra Iraola1Diego Varales
157429604/02/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresClub Regatas, Ensenada3Diego Varales
148875423/10/2021ArgentinaBuenos AiresUribelarrea, Cañuelas1Diego Varales
133427218/12/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresGeneral Juan Madariaga, Partido de General Madariaga1Diego Varales
124376618/05/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresEnsenada1Diego Varales
113627019/11/2019ArgentinaBuenos AiresTerraplén Costero, BerissoDiego Varales
91576416/02/2019ArgentinaBuenos AiresRuta 29, AyacuchoDiego Varales
88599816/02/2019ArgentinaBuenos AiresRanchosDiego Varales
81793306/10/2018ArgentinaBuenos AiresArroyo Martín, City Bell1Diego Varales
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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 22/03/2026.