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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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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 480822
♂  Adult
Maipú
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/10/2022
Gustavo Ramos
Foto
Photography ID: 480821
♀  Adult
Maipú
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/10/2022
Gustavo Ramos
Foto
Photography ID: 298981
♂  Immature
Villa Paranacito
Entre Ríos
Argentina
10/16/2018
Gustavo Ramos
Foto
Photography ID: 111517
♀  Adult
San Nicolás de los Arroyos
Buenos Aires
Argentina
07/23/2015
Gustavo Ramos



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Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
154114810/01/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresLaguna Kakel Huincul, MaipúGustavo Ramos
117079010/01/2020ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresLaguna de los Coipos, Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Gustavo Ramos
112640803/11/2019ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Gustavo Ramos
83947016/10/2018ArgentinaEntre RíosRuta 46 ingresando a Paranacito, Villa ParanacitoGustavo Ramos
67999825/11/2017ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Gustavo Ramos
64947618/11/2017ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresLaguna de los Coipos, Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Gustavo Ramos
32066923/07/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresSan Nicolás de los ArroyosGustavo Ramos
23418629/01/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresBelén de EscobarGustavo Ramos
22486526/12/2014ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino hacia el Rio, Otamendi (pueblo)Gustavo Ramos
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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 02/04/2026.