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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: 265841
  Juvenile
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
05/19/2018
Ricardo A. Palonsky
Foto
Photography ID: 255431
♂  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/12/2017
Ricardo A. Palonsky
Foto
Photography ID: 227155
  Adult
San Miguel del Monte
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/28/2017
Ricardo A. Palonsky
Foto
Photography ID: 216028
♂  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
08/21/2017
Ricardo A. Palonsky



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
118810908/02/2020ArgentinaCórdobaRuta 9, De Cordoba a RosarioRicardo A. Palonsky
112980110/11/2019ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Ricardo A. Palonsky
112517603/11/2019ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Ricardo A. Palonsky
111983226/10/2019ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Ricardo A. Palonsky
102922422/09/2019ArgentinaBuenos AiresRamón BiausRicardo A. Palonsky
96669201/09/2019ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El PalmarRicardo A. Palonsky
92364627/10/2018ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Natural Municipal Ribera Norte (San Isidro)Ricardo A. Palonsky
81046823/09/2018ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Ricardo A. Palonsky
80605114/09/2018ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Ricardo A. Palonsky
80427608/09/2018ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibasRicardo A. Palonsky
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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.