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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: 654829
♂  Adult
Pirané
Formosa
Argentina
09/19/2025
Héctor Bernardo Fernández
Foto
Photography ID: 407923
♂  Adult
La Leonesa
Chaco
Argentina
03/15/2020
Héctor Bernardo Fernández
Foto
Photography ID: 35281
♀  Adult
Puerto Vilelas
Chaco
Argentina
01/12/2014
Héctor Bernardo Fernández
Foto
Photography ID: 26275
♀  Adult
Colonia Baranda
Chaco
Argentina
07/29/2013
Héctor Bernardo Fernández
Foto
Photography ID: 20077
  Immature
Barranqueras
Chaco
Argentina
02/22/2013
Héctor Bernardo Fernández
Foto
Photography ID: 18178
♂  Adult
Resistencia
Chaco
Argentina
02/14/2012
Héctor Bernardo Fernández



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
236986019/09/2025ArgentinaFormosaPuerto Onza, PiranéHéctor Bernardo Fernández
128005415/03/2020ArgentinaChacoLa LeonesaHéctor Bernardo Fernández
10113012/01/2014ArgentinaChacoReserva Paranacito, Puerto VilelasHéctor Bernardo Fernández
7167129/07/2013ArgentinaChacoColonia BarandaHéctor Bernardo Fernández
5415422/02/2013ArgentinaChacoBarranquerasHéctor Bernardo Fernández
4944414/02/2012ArgentinaChacoLaguna Arguello, ResistenciaHéctor Bernardo Fernández
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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.