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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)23/10/2015Hernán Tolosa



Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 527758
♀  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
03/22/2015
Ramon Moller Jensen
Foto
Photography ID: 475518
 Tostado
Santa Fe
Argentina
02/28/2015
Adrian Braidotti
Foto
Photography ID: 425807
♀  Immature
Laguna Larga
Córdoba
Argentina
11/27/2015
Nino A. Grangetto
Foto
Photography ID: 414420
♀  Adult
San Miguel del Monte
Buenos Aires
Argentina
09/19/2015
Vicente Piccirillo
Foto
Photography ID: 299754
♂  Adult
Reserva Natural del Pilar
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/16/2015
Gustavo Masuzzo
Foto
Photography ID: 237455
♀  Adult
Reserva El Bagual
Formosa
Argentina
09/26/2015
Vicente Piccirillo
Foto
Photography ID: 211503
♀  Adult
Rawson
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/09/2015
Feliciano Ferretti
Foto
Photography ID: 211486
♀  Adult
Rawson
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/09/2015
Feliciano Ferretti
Foto
Photography ID: 211149
♂  Adult
Rawson
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/10/2015
Feliciano Ferretti
Foto
Photography ID: 211147
♂  Adult
Rawson
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/07/2015
Feliciano Ferretti
Foto
Photography ID: 200603
♀  Adult
Santa rosa de Rio primero
Córdoba
Argentina
09/19/2015
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 166345
♂  Adult
Dique Campo Alegre
Salta
Argentina
09/17/2015
Ramón Rodolfo Copa



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Last Vocalizations published



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Luis Fernandez Campos11/30/2015ArgentinaJujuyDique CatamontañaN/AAdultNoNo



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Last Filmings published


Video ID: 1871
  Juvenile
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/24/2015
Santos Di Mauro



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 Reports


 Detail of places sorted by number of records







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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
38844131/12/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresRuta 205, SaladilloDiego Oscar
38071527/12/2015ArgentinaSanta FeVenado TuertoJorge La Grotteria
38086726/12/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresGeneral LavalleEsteban Argerich
43097923/12/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresDelta del ParanáMarcos Augusto Lartigau
37777722/12/2015ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Laura Dodyk
37947521/12/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresMar de Ajó1José Luis Ianiro
37710220/12/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresBaraderoJorge La Grotteria
37749019/12/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural del PilarDiego Carus
37633617/12/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresRauchSantiago Juan Torres
37607216/12/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Nacional Ciervo de los Pantanos3Nicolas Olejnik
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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.