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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)06/12/2014Diego Oscar
MolluscsAmpularia (Pomacea canaliculata)08/11/2014Nicolas Olejnik
MolluscsAmpularia (Pomacea canaliculata)03/03/2014J. Simón Tagtachian
MolluscsAmpularia (Pomacea canaliculata)27/01/2014Gustavo Puente
MolluscsAmpularia (Pomacea canaliculata)21/01/2014Pedro Rinaldi



Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 407131
♀  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
03/29/2014
Vicente Piccirillo
Foto
Photography ID: 275571
  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
12/26/2014
Eduardo Nadal
Foto
Photography ID: 253091
♂  Adult
Laguna del Diario y alrededores
Maldonado
Uruguay
01/01/2014
Eduardo Di Fiore
Foto
Photography ID: 162961
♀  Immature
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/22/2014
Rodolfo Capdevielle
Foto
Photography ID: 162960
♂  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/22/2014
Rodolfo Capdevielle
Foto
Photography ID: 135469
♂  Adult
Villa Paranacito
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/29/2014
Luciano Acquaviva
Foto
Photography ID: 129599
♂  Adult
Villa Paranacito
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/24/2014
Luis Cesar Tejo



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 Detail of places sorted by number of records







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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
21568928/12/2014ArgentinaBuenos AiresGobernador UdaondoHernán Tolosa
21458228/12/2014ArgentinaBuenos AiresPunta IndioFacundo Quintela
21452028/12/2014ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibasPablo Meoniz
21419728/12/2014ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibasRodolfo Seró
21515127/12/2014ArgentinaEntre RíosCamino a IbicuyAlec Earnshaw
21435427/12/2014ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Daniela Espinosa
21382827/12/2014ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Gonzalo Diaz
21380927/12/2014ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)J. Simón Tagtachian
77844926/12/2014ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibasEduardo Nadal
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 19/03/2026.