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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)28/09/2019Eduardo Beltrocco
CrustaceanCangrejo de Río (Zilchiopsis collastinensis)26/03/2018Eduardo Beltrocco
CrustaceanCangrejo de Río (Zilchiopsis collastinensis)15/03/2018Eduardo Beltrocco
CrustaceanCangrejo de Río (Zilchiopsis collastinensis)23/08/2017Eduardo Beltrocco



Last published photographs

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: 463858
  Adult
Santo Tomé
Santa Fe
Argentina
02/18/2016
Eduardo Beltrocco
Foto
Photography ID: 463487
 Santa Fe
Santa Fe
Argentina
06/21/2017
Eduardo Beltrocco
Foto
Photography ID: 462119
 Santo Tomé
Santa Fe
Argentina
02/20/2016
Eduardo Beltrocco
Foto
Photography ID: 424712
♂  Adult
Santa Fe
Santa Fe
Argentina
12/14/2020
Eduardo Beltrocco
Foto
Photography ID: 420479
  Juvenile
Santo Tomé
Santa Fe
Argentina
03/16/2020
Eduardo Beltrocco
Foto
Photography ID: 394464
♂  Adult
Santo Tomé
Santa Fe
Argentina
07/21/2019
Eduardo Beltrocco
Foto
Photography ID: 367767
♂  Adult
Santo Tomé
Santa Fe
Argentina
05/12/2016
Eduardo Beltrocco
Foto
Photography ID: 254695
♂  Adult
Santo Tomé
Santa Fe
Argentina
03/15/2018
Eduardo Beltrocco
Foto
Photography ID: 223200
♂  Adult
Santa Fe
Santa Fe
Argentina
08/23/2017
Eduardo Beltrocco



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Last Filmings published


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
153887226/01/2022ArgentinaSanta FeReservorio pluvial Acceso Norte, Santo Tomé2Eduardo Beltrocco
145227322/08/2021ArgentinaSanta FeHumedal lindante al Rio Salado, Santo ToméEduardo Beltrocco
146196521/07/2021ArgentinaSanta FePlaza Libertad, Santo Tomé5Eduardo Beltrocco
137233124/02/2021ArgentinaSanta FeSarmiento y Centenario, Santo Tomé1Eduardo Beltrocco
136908914/02/2021ArgentinaSanta FeRuta Provincial 38 -30.016, -61.264, Huanqueros1Eduardo Beltrocco
134723710/01/2021ArgentinaSanta FeJardín Botánico Municipal Ing. Lorenzo Parodi, Santa Fe1Eduardo Beltrocco
134803106/01/2021ArgentinaSanta FeJardín Botánico Municipal Ing. Lorenzo Parodi, Santa Fe1Eduardo Beltrocco
133152815/12/2020ArgentinaSanta FeJardín Botánico Municipal Ing. Lorenzo Parodi, Santa Fe5Eduardo Beltrocco
133275614/12/2020ArgentinaSanta FeJardín Botánico Municipal Ing. Lorenzo Parodi, Santa Fe2Eduardo Beltrocco
124554428/05/2020ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Natural Urbana del Oeste, Santa Fe3Eduardo Beltrocco
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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.