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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
CrustaceanCangrejo de Río (Zilchiopsis collastinensis)21/07/2018Andrés Cecconi
CrustaceanCangrejo de Río (Zilchiopsis collastinensis)26/03/2018Eduardo Beltrocco
CrustaceanCangrejo de Río (Zilchiopsis collastinensis)15/03/2018Eduardo Beltrocco
MolluscsAmpularia (Pomacea canaliculata)06/01/2018Diego Oscar



Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 557202
♀  Adult
Junín
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/13/2018
Claudio Javier Spiga
Foto
Photography ID: 538169
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional Río Pilcomayo
Formosa
Argentina
12/27/2018
Martín Lépez
Foto
Photography ID: 490261
♂  Adult
Santo Tomé
Santa Fe
Argentina
07/12/2018
Eduardo Beltrocco
Foto
Photography ID: 489312
 Santo Tomé
Santa Fe
Argentina
03/26/2018
Eduardo Beltrocco
Foto
Photography ID: 406544
♂  Adult
Tandil
Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/19/2018
Fernando Rasmussen
Foto
Photography ID: 399262
  Immature
Paraje La Jaula, Diamante
Entre Ríos
Argentina
04/02/2018
Andres Bianchi
Foto
Photography ID: 349452
♂  Adult
Punta Indio
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/14/2018
Analía Gonzalez
Foto
Photography ID: 349451
  Juvenile
Punta Indio
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/14/2018
Analía Gonzalez
Foto
Photography ID: 342757
♂  Adult
Bolivar
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/17/2018
Juan Manuel Canepa
Foto
Photography ID: 337386
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional Pre-Delta
Entre Ríos
Argentina
12/20/2018
Glauco Oliveira



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Last Filmings published


Video ID: 3404
♂  Adult
Dique Campo Alegre
Salta
Argentina
08/07/2018
Ramón Rodolfo Copa
Video ID: 3350
♂  Adult
Santo Tomé
Santa Fe
Argentina
03/15/2018
Eduardo Beltrocco



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
86386931/12/2018ArgentinaCórdobaLaguna Blaizot, Pozo del MolleHugo Caverzasi
86228731/12/2018ArgentinaBuenos AiresMaipu, MaipúEsteban Argerich
86185031/12/2018ArgentinaBuenos AiresRuta sin nombrarSantiago Juan Torres
86177531/12/2018ArgentinaBuenos AiresRuta Provincial 74Santiago Juan Torres
186869830/12/2018ArgentinaFormosaReserva de Biósfera Laguna Oca, Formosa3Fabricio Candia
186873129/12/2018ArgentinaFormosaHerradura, Laishi4Fabricio Candia
86275629/12/2018ArgentinaCórdobaLos UclesHugo Caverzasi
86060029/12/2018ArgentinaBuenos AiresRuta Provincial 74Santiago Juan Torres
86058129/12/2018ArgentinaBuenos AiresRuta Provincial 74Santiago Juan Torres
177827727/12/2018ArgentinaFormosaSeccional Estero Poí, Parque Nacional Río PilcomayoMartín Lépez
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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.