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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)17/09/2017Mauricio Silvera
MolluscsAmpularia (Pomacea canaliculata)21/01/2014Pedro Rinaldi



Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 672376
♂  Adult
Laguna Garzón
Rocha
Uruguay
01/07/2026
Pablo Marcelo Meyer
Foto
Photography ID: 669745
  Juvenile
Laguna Garzón y alrededores
Maldonado
Uruguay
01/07/2026
Pablo Marcelo Meyer
Foto
Photography ID: 664232
  Adult
Bañados arroyo maldonado
Maldonado
Uruguay
12/23/2025
Gustavo Marasco
Foto
Photography ID: 594401
♂  Adult
Lascano
Rocha
Uruguay
07/29/2024
Guillermo Menéndez
Foto
Photography ID: 426738
♂  Adult
Camino Humberto Mignone
Colonia
Uruguay
10/10/2020
Luis Mier
Foto
Photography ID: 424196
  Adult
Laguna del Sauce
Maldonado
Uruguay
12/15/2020
Alejandra Pons
Foto
Photography ID: 417617
  Immature
Humedal Arroyo Maldonado
Maldonado
Uruguay
11/04/2020
Alejandra Pons
Foto
Photography ID: 417616
  Adult
Laguna del Diario
Maldonado
Uruguay
11/04/2020
Alejandra Pons
Foto
Photography ID: 383508
♂  Adult
Lascano
Rocha
Uruguay
02/15/2020
Adrian Antunez
Foto
Photography ID: 292168
♂  Adult
Barra del Chuy
Rocha
Uruguay
10/14/2018
Luis Mier
Foto
Photography ID: 290787
♀  Adult
Monte de Ombúes
Rocha
Uruguay
10/06/2018
Daniela Lowe
Foto
Photography ID: 256480
♂  Adult
Punta del Este
Maldonado
Uruguay
03/26/2018
Alicia Miller



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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
243090007/01/2026UruguayRochaMirador El Bonete, Laguna GarzónPablo Marcelo Meyer
242275907/01/2026UruguayMaldonadoEl Bonete, Laguna Garzón y alrededoresPablo Marcelo Meyer
240368023/12/2025UruguayMaldonadoBañados arroyo maldonadoGustavo Marasco
226168013/02/2025UruguayMaldonadoLaguna del Diario1Pablo Eguia
226128311/02/2025UruguayRochaRuta 14 Bañado de los Indios, Bañado de Los Indios1Pablo Eguia
230586420/01/2025UruguayRocha-34.642, -54.212, Ruta 101Eugenia Boggiano
222751429/12/2024UruguayMaldonadoLaguna del Diario, Laguna del Diario1Gabriel Carbajales
215497120/09/2024UruguaySaltoLaguna de los Capivara, Represa Hidroeléctrica Salto Grande1Pablo Bruni
215294317/09/2024UruguayColoniaCarmeloEsteban Argerich
215242216/09/2024UruguayColoniaCarmeloEsteban Argerich
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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.