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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: 398339
♀  Adult
Belgrano
Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires
Argentina
04/20/2020
Diego Carus
Foto
Photography ID: 391829
♂  Adult
Belgrano
Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/28/2020
Diego Carus
Foto
Photography ID: 363292
♂  Adult
Pipinas
Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/17/2019
Diego Carus
Foto
Photography ID: 351649
♂ ♀  Adult
Belgrano
Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires
Argentina
09/20/2019
Diego Carus
Foto
Photography ID: 346495
♀  Adult
Concordia
Entre Ríos
Argentina
08/17/2019
Diego Carus
Foto
Photography ID: 299789
♂ ♀ Belgrano
Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/22/2018
Diego Carus
Foto
Photography ID: 239573
♂  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/11/2018
Diego Carus
Foto
Photography ID: 231629
♂ ♀ Belgrano
Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/03/2017
Diego Carus



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
215716421/09/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibasDiego Carus
192878010/12/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural de Uso Múltiple Isla Martín GarcíaDiego Carus
190274728/10/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Natural La LucilaDiego Carus
189786614/10/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Natural La LucilaDiego Carus
168777105/11/2022ArgentinaChacoParque Nacional ChacoDiego Carus
150634227/11/2021ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Natural Municipal Ribera Norte (San Isidro)Diego Carus
150020920/11/2021ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Diego Carus
147787909/10/2021ArgentinaMisionesReserva Natural El Puente VerdeDiego Carus
146783426/09/2021ArgentinaBuenos AiresBosque Alegre, San IsidroDiego Carus
146762726/09/2021ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Natural Municipal Ribera Norte (San Isidro)Diego Carus
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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.