Don't want to see ads? Sign up...




Species icon
Snail Kite

Rostrhamus sociabilis
(Vieillot, LJP, 1817)
Caracolero
Gavião-caramujeiro
Family: Accipitridae
Order: Accipitriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
 Request change
Filters
Remove all filters

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Herpetotheres sociabilis.

Subspecies:


This taxon does not yet have a description.

At EcoRegistros, species accounts are built through open bibliographic compilation, and anyone can contribute.

 Add description



Loading map...



Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 681303
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional El Palmar
Entre Ríos
Argentina
04/01/2026
Dolores Fernandez
Foto
Photography ID: 674666
♀  Adult
Ruta Provincial 65
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/14/2026
Dolores Fernandez
Foto
Photography ID: 648293
♂  Adult
Bañado La Estrella
Formosa
Argentina
08/12/2025
Dolores Fernandez
Foto
Photography ID: 642522
  Juvenile
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
07/06/2025
Dolores Fernandez
Foto
Photography ID: 461928
 Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
08/24/2021
Dolores Fernandez
Foto
Photography ID: 237173
♂  Adult
Gorchs
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/01/2018
Dolores Fernandez
Foto
Photography ID: 196751
♂  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
03/25/2017
Dolores Fernandez
Foto
Photography ID: 194908
♀  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
03/05/2017
Dolores Fernandez



 View all photographs of the species




 Add a photography of this species




Last Vocalizations published




 Add an audio of this species




Last Filmings published




 Add a film of this species




 Reports


 Detail of places sorted by number of records







Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
245599001/04/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El PalmarDolores Fernandez
243799614/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresRuta Provincial 65Dolores Fernandez
241122603/01/2026ArgentinaSanta FeCamino sin nombrarDolores Fernandez
240816031/12/202511:10ArgentinaSanta FeCamino sin nombrarDolores Fernandez
238953722/11/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas, CeibasDolores Fernandez
235832514/09/202509:12ArgentinaBuenos AiresDoctor Manuel Argerich 15, Reserva Natural del PilarDolores Fernandez
234397712/08/2025ArgentinaFormosaFortín Soledad, Bañado La EstrellaDolores Fernandez
231794506/07/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas - Ruta Nacional 14, CeibasDolores Fernandez
228218301/05/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibasDolores Fernandez
217480119/10/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibasDolores Fernandez
Page 1

 Add a record of this species




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.