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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)22/03/2026Carlos Valpreda



Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 680492
♀  Adult
San Javier
Santa Fe
Argentina
03/21/2026
Carlos Valpreda
Foto
Photography ID: 343591
♀  Adult
Bañado La Estrella
Formosa
Argentina
06/22/2019
Carlos Valpreda
Foto
Photography ID: 343589
♂  Adult
Bañado La Estrella
Formosa
Argentina
06/22/2019
Carlos Valpreda
Foto
Photography ID: 339811
♂  Adult
Bañado La Estrella
Formosa
Argentina
06/21/2019
Carlos Valpreda
Foto
Photography ID: 229088
♂  Adult
Loreto
Corrientes
Argentina
10/15/2017
Carlos Valpreda



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
245470822/03/2026ArgentinaSanta FeR. P. La Herminia, Dpto 9 de julio5Carlos Valpreda
245483422/03/2026ArgentinaSanta FeLaguna El Bonete, Zona Rural depto. Vera Bajos SubmeridionalesCarlos Valpreda
245443321/03/2026ArgentinaSanta FeRio Saladillo, Humedales, San Javier15Carlos Valpreda
245436621/03/2026ArgentinaSanta FeCamino rural, San Javier5Carlos Valpreda
95235822/06/2019ArgentinaFormosaBañado La EstrellaCarlos Valpreda
94085921/06/2019ArgentinaFormosaCerca de El Vertedero, Bañado La EstrellaCarlos Valpreda
80342908/09/2018ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresCamino de los Lagartos entre Camino del Medio y Viamonte, Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Carlos Valpreda
64321815/10/2017ArgentinaCorrientesEstancia San Juan Poriahú, LoretoCarlos Valpreda
2679501/04/2010ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Ecológica Vicente LópezCarlos Valpreda
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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 18/04/2026.