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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: 676460
  Adult
Coronda
Santa Fe
Argentina
03/01/2026
Gaston Lisandro Gabinetti
Foto
Photography ID: 655161
♂  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
09/21/2025
Gaston Lisandro Gabinetti
Foto
Photography ID: 151189
  Adult
Roldán
Santa Fe
Argentina
05/26/2016
Gaston Lisandro Gabinetti



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
245626003/04/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosReserva de Usos Múltiples Humedales e Islas de VictoriaGaston Lisandro Gabinetti
244175801/03/2026ArgentinaSanta FeZona rural, CorondaGaston Lisandro Gabinetti
241602011/01/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Parque san nicolas, San Nicolás de los ArroyosGaston Lisandro Gabinetti
240688628/12/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Parque san nicolas, San Nicolás de los ArroyosGaston Lisandro Gabinetti
239574212/11/2025ArgentinaCorrientesCamino de ingreso, Parque Nacional MburucuyáGaston Lisandro Gabinetti
239598310/11/2025ArgentinaCorrientesSendero yatay, Parque Nacional MburucuyáGaston Lisandro Gabinetti
237061321/09/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosCaminos Rurales, CeibasGaston Lisandro Gabinetti
43807326/05/2016ArgentinaSanta FeCamino rural entre Roldán y San Jerónimo Sud, RoldánGaston Lisandro Gabinetti
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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.