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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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Latest feeding records
Feeding
GroupSpeciesDateUser
MolluscsAmpularia (Pomacea canaliculata)22/03/2026Carlos Valpreda
MolluscsAmpularia (Pomacea canaliculata)07/03/2026Andrea Casaburi
CrustaceanCangrejo de Río (Dilocarcinus pagei)16/09/2023Manuel Godoy
CrustaceanCangrejo de Río (Dilocarcinus pagei)02/08/2023Nicolas Olejnik
CrustaceanCangrejo de Río (Aegla affinis)18/02/2023Jorge Schlemmer
MolluscsPomacea sp.21/05/2022Silvia Sokolovsky
CrustaceanCangrejo de Río (Zilchiopsis collastinensis)14/03/2021Jorge Schlemmer
MolluscsPomacea sp.07/02/2021Guillermo Alejandro Nelson Tarapow
MolluscsPomacea sp.24/01/2021Guillermo Alejandro Nelson Tarapow
CrustaceanCangrejo de Río (Dilocarcinus pagei)10/07/2020Martin Ferrari



Number of Photography: 1679

Foto
Photography ID: 685840
  Immature
Estero Malo (ruta 5)
Corrientes
Argentina
04/20/2026
Peter Vidana
Foto
Photography ID: 685789
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional Pre-Delta
Entre Ríos
Argentina
12/20/2018
Glauco Oliveira
Foto
Photography ID: 685681
  Juvenile
José de la Quintana
Córdoba
Argentina
05/26/2018
Glauco Oliveira
Foto
Photography ID: 685619
  Immature
Estero Malo (ruta 5)
Corrientes
Argentina
04/20/2026
Gaston Lisandro Gabinetti
Foto
Photography ID: 685164
 Banda
Santiago del Estero
Argentina
01/05/2026
Facundo Carretero
Foto
Photography ID: 685031
♂  Adult
General Lavalle
Buenos Aires
Argentina
05/01/2026
Dolores Fernandez
Foto
Photography ID: 683870
 Navarro
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/19/2025
Pablo Richter
Foto
Photography ID: 683781
 Calamuchita
Córdoba
Argentina
04/19/2026
Facundo Carretero
Foto
Photography ID: 683240
♀  Immature
San Cosme
Corrientes
Argentina
04/04/2026
Héctor Schreiber
Foto
Photography ID: 683239
♀  Immature
San Cosme
Corrientes
Argentina
04/04/2026
Héctor Schreiber
Foto
Photography ID: 682309
  Juvenile
Azul
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/01/2025
Victoria Herrera



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Number of Recorded Vocalizations: 3



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Pablo Bruni08/30/2023ArgentinaEntre RíosLago Salto Grande, ConcordiaN/AN/AYesNo
Luis Fernandez Campos11/30/2015ArgentinaJujuyDique CatamontañaN/AAdultNoNo
Jose Luis Merlo08/25/2011ArgentinaFormosaBañado La Estrella♂AdultYesNo


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Number of Films: 15





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Number of Records: 6691



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
247088416/05/202608:49ArgentinaEntre RíosRuta Provincial 11Patricia Beatriz Benitez
247081816/05/202616:30ArgentinaSanta FeLa Rioja 1107, Santo Tomé1Gustavo Fernando Durán
247053914/05/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas1Elsa Longo
247044514/05/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas1Guillermo Marcaida
246842609/05/2026ArgentinaCórdobaDesembocadura río Dolores, Capilla del Monte1Martín Lépez
246832509/05/202616:36ArgentinaSanta FeLa Rioja 1109, Santo Tomé1Gustavo Fernando Durán
246576501/05/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresEstancia El Palenque, General LavalleDolores Fernandez
246378501/05/202614:31ArgentinaEntre RíosRuta sin nombrar, Diamante1Gustavo Fernando Durán
247125424/04/2026ArgentinaMisionesPaisaje Natural Protegido Arroyo CazadorGaston Lisandro Gabinetti
246830420/04/2026ArgentinaCorrientesEstero Malo (ruta 5)Peter Vidana
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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 18/05/2026.