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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)06/05/2017Walter Bustamante
CrustaceanCangrejo de Río (Zilchiopsis collastinensis)17/07/2016Walter Bustamante



Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 619505
♂  Adult
La Paz
Entre Ríos
Argentina
07/16/2024
Walter Bustamante
Foto
Photography ID: 619028
♀  Adult
Mburucuyá
Corrientes
Argentina
07/16/2024
Walter Bustamante
Foto
Photography ID: 605632
♀  Adult
Colonia Benitez
Chaco
Argentina
07/12/2024
Walter Bustamante
Foto
Photography ID: 596555
♂ ♀  Adult
Laguna Gallo
Formosa
Argentina
07/10/2024
Walter Bustamante
Foto
Photography ID: 596554
♂  Adult
Laguna Gallo
Formosa
Argentina
07/10/2024
Walter Bustamante
Foto
Photography ID: 596553
♀  Adult
Laguna Gallo
Formosa
Argentina
07/10/2024
Walter Bustamante
Foto
Photography ID: 596214
♀  Adult
Pirané
Formosa
Argentina
07/10/2024
Walter Bustamante



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Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
240728813/07/2025ArgentinaSantiago del EsteroReserva Tara Inti, Termas de Río HondoWalter Bustamante
224595418/07/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosReserva de Usos Múltiples Humedales e Islas de Victoria1Walter Bustamante
223891816/07/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosLa PazWalter Bustamante
223756216/07/2024ArgentinaCorrientesMburucuyáWalter Bustamante
217748512/07/2024ArgentinaChacoColonia BenitezWalter Bustamante
213611010/07/2024ArgentinaFormosaEn los humedales que se encuentran en la Rp3, Laguna GalloWalter Bustamante
213526410/07/2024ArgentinaFormosaPor Rp3 camino a Laguna GalloWalter Bustamante
213446210/07/2024ArgentinaFormosaPiranéWalter Bustamante
212962009/07/2024ArgentinaChacoCamino entre Capitan Solari y Parque Nacional ChacoWalter Bustamante
204829521/07/2023ArgentinaSantiago del EsteroTermas de Río HondoWalter Bustamante
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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.