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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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Foto
Photography ID: 259298
  Juvenile
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
04/10/2018
Fernando Alberto Segura
Foto
Photography ID: 159202
  Juvenile
Parque Nacional Chaco
Chaco
Argentina
07/21/2016
Fernando Alberto Segura
Foto
Photography ID: 116425
♂  Adult
General Conesa
Buenos Aires
Argentina
09/27/2015
Fernando Alberto Segura
Foto
Photography ID: 65282
♂  Adult
Necochea
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/12/2010
Fernando Alberto Segura



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
221172508/12/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresZona rural, Partido de general lavalleFernando Alberto Segura
202621614/10/2023ArgentinaMisionesReserva Natural Silvestre Parque Federal Campo San Juan, Santa Ana3Fernando Alberto Segura
152646702/01/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino rural ingresando por El Palenque, General Lavalle5Fernando Alberto Segura
150104618/10/2021ArgentinaSaltaLago Cabra Corral, Cabra CorralFernando Alberto Segura
126535509/03/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Provincial Mar Chiquita, Albúfera Laguna Mar ChiquitaFernando Alberto Segura
114970821/11/2019ArgentinaBuenos AiresPunta Indio, Parque Costero del SurFernando Alberto Segura
114963620/11/2019ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural Punta RasaFernando Alberto Segura
114932818/11/2019ArgentinaBuenos AiresLaguna Salada Grande, Partido de General MadariagaFernando Alberto Segura
115290708/02/2019ArgentinaBuenos AiresClub de Pesca Tornquist, TornquistFernando Alberto Segura
74394810/04/2018ArgentinaBuenos AiresLagunas de Punta Mogotes, Mar del PlataFernando Alberto Segura
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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.