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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: 399900
♂  Adult
Maipú
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/16/2017
Esteban Argerich
Foto
Photography ID: 293817
♂  Adult
Maipú
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/16/2017
Esteban Argerich
Foto
Photography ID: 214990
♀  Adult
Trinidad
Departamento del Beni
Bolivia
08/10/2017
Esteban Argerich
Foto
Photography ID: 44240
♂  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/03/2012
Esteban Argerich
Foto
Photography ID: 23899
♀  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/13/2012
Esteban Argerich
Foto
Photography ID: 17387
  Juvenile
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/13/2012
Esteban Argerich
Foto
Photography ID: 4080
♂ ♀  Adult
Carmelo - Narvona
Colonia
Uruguay
10/26/2010
Esteban Argerich



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
243446007/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresGenera LavalleEsteban Argerich
235613218/08/2025ArgentinaFormosaEl Vertedero., Bañado La EstrellaEsteban Argerich
224663213/02/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresMar AzulEsteban Argerich
222663428/12/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresMaipu, MaipúEsteban Argerich
219566116/11/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresDelta 3ra seccionEsteban Argerich
218469005/11/2024ArgentinaCorrientesA unos km de Curuzú Cuatia camino a Cuatro Bocas, Curuzú CuatiáEsteban Argerich
218171431/10/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresDelta Bonaerense del Partido de Campana, CampanaEsteban Argerich
217808321/10/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas, CeibasEsteban Argerich
217817920/10/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas, CeibasEsteban Argerich
217824719/10/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibasEsteban Argerich
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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.