Snail Kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis)
This photograph corresponds to a record of Snail Kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis) made in Laguna de los Coipos, Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS), Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina on 15/03/2015. The photograph was published by J. Simón Tagtachian and is part of the EcoRegistros biodiversity database.
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Volando muy alto, 20 individuos en el sector medio de la Laguna, cerca del edificio de YPF del Arq. César Pelli.
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Record
| Kingdom: | Animalia | |
| Phylum / Division: | Chordata | |
| Class: | Aves | |
| Order: | Accipitriformes | |
| Family: | Accipitridae | |
| Scientific name: | Rostrhamus sociabilis | |
| English Name: | Snail Kite | |
| Spanish Name: | Caracolero | |
| Portuguese Name: | Gavião-caramujeiro | |
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| Sex: | Both | |
| Life stage: | Adult | |
| Registration date: | 15/03/2015 | |
| Country: | Argentina | |
| Province / Department: | Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires | |
| Location or protected area: | Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS) | |
| Detailed location: | Laguna de los Coipos | |
| Coordinates - Detailed location: | -34.601528, -58.360984 | |
| Altitude - Detailed location: | 4 m a.s.l. | |
| Location accuracy: | Medium | |
| Belonging: | Native | |
| Condition: | Wild | |
| Certainty: | Photographed | |
| Reproduction information: | No | |
| PHOTOGRAPHY | ||
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| Photography ID: | 89219 View Full Record | |
| Manufacturer: | Canon | |
| Camera model: | Canon EOS REBEL T2i | |
| Shutter speed: | 1/1000 | |
| Aperture: | 56.0 | |
| ISO Sensitivity: | 400 | |
| Focal length: | 250mm | |
| Creation date: | 2015:03:15 10:08:29 | |
| Using Flash: | No | |
| Publication date: | 03/17/2015 15:17:49 | |
