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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
CrustaceanCangrejo de Río (Aegla affinis)18/02/2023Jorge Schlemmer
CrustaceanCangrejo de Río (Zilchiopsis collastinensis)14/03/2021Jorge Schlemmer



Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 595166
♂  Adult
Nuevo Mundo
San Martín
Peru
07/08/2024
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 564464
♀  Adult
Los Alisos
Jujuy
Argentina
11/05/2023
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 558158
♂  Adult
Laguna Larga
Córdoba
Argentina
10/19/2019
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 530521
♂  Adult
Almafuerte
Córdoba
Argentina
03/31/2023
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 525474
♂  Adult
La Banda
Santiago del Estero
Argentina
02/18/2023
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 525453
  Adult
La Banda
Santiago del Estero
Argentina
02/18/2023
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 501924
♀  Adult
San Ignacio
Córdoba
Argentina
07/24/2022
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 501659
♂  Adult
José de la Quintana
Córdoba
Argentina
07/24/2022
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 497308
♀  Adult
Arroyos y Esteros
Cordillera
Paraguay
06/17/2022
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 497302
♂ ♀  Adult
Arroyos y Esteros
Cordillera
Paraguay
06/17/2022
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 458295
♂  Adult
José de la Quintana
Córdoba
Argentina
08/18/2021
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 440615
♀  Adult
Termas de Río Hondo
Santiago del Estero
Argentina
03/14/2021
Jorge Schlemmer



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
214403316/07/2024PeruSan MartínArrozales de Rioja1Jorge Schlemmer
214334608/07/2024PeruSan MartínMeandro Rio Bravo1Jorge Schlemmer
212925908/07/2024PeruSan MartínNuevo MundoJorge Schlemmer
194454105/11/2023ArgentinaJujuyDique Los Alisos, Los AlisosJorge Schlemmer
192047505/11/2023ArgentinaJujuyDique Los Alisos Jujuy, Ar2Jorge Schlemmer
227198617/07/2023BrazilAmazonasCareiro da VárzeaJorge Schlemmer
174265131/03/2023ArgentinaCórdobaDique piedras moras, AlmafuerteJorge Schlemmer
172747518/02/2023ArgentinaSantiago del EsteroDique Los Quiroga, La BandaJorge Schlemmer
161590424/07/2022ArgentinaCórdobaLaguna de la cantera, San IgnacioJorge Schlemmer
161538324/07/2022ArgentinaCórdobaDique Nivelador La Quintana, José de la QuintanaJorge Schlemmer
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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 12/04/2026.