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Brown-hooded Gull
Chroicocephalus maculipennis (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)
339 gWeight
The brown-hooded gull (Chroicocephalus maculipennis) is a species of gull, found in South America in Argentina, southeastern Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, and in the South Atlantic Ocean on the Falkland Islands.
Busiest months: January and October–November · Most records: Chile, Argentina, Uruguay
Where and when it's recorded
Busiest months: January and October–November · Most records: Chile, Argentina, Uruguay
Brown-hooded Gull has been recorded at 169 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 6 countries and regions.
Records by month Southern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Reserva Ecológica Costanera SurArgentina4,136 records
- SN Humedal Río Maipo – DesembocaduraChile2,872 records
- SN Laguna BatucoChile2,149 records
More places
- Transbordador Pargua-ChacaoChile1,464 records
- Humedal Urbano CartagenaChile1,266 records
- Faro Punta CarretasUruguay1,176 records
- Río Aconcagua – Desembocadura Humedal UrbanoChile1,078 records
- Estero Cartagena – DesembocaduraChile988 records
- Centro de Interpretacion Ambiental Estuario del Rio GallegosArgentina899 records
- Reserva Natural Municipal Laguna NimezArgentina894 records
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
About
The brown-hooded gull (Chroicocephalus maculipennis) is a species of gull, found in South America in Argentina, southeastern Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, and in the South Atlantic Ocean on the Falkland Islands. Its specific epithet, maculipennis, means 'spotted wings' (macula + penna). Like the other species of the genus Chroicocephalus, it was formerly included in a broad view of the genus Larus.
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Questions
How big is the Brown-hooded Gull?
The Brown-hooded Gull weighs around 339 g.
Where does the Brown-hooded Gull live?
Its breeding range: South America: inland and coastal southeastern Brazil, central Chile, north-central Argentina and Falkland Islands. It is most often recorded in Chile, Argentina and Uruguay.
When is the best time to see the Brown-hooded Gull?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in January, October and November (Southern Hemisphere).
What does the Brown-hooded Gull eat?
Main food: Omnivore.
What family is the Brown-hooded Gull in?
It belongs to the family Gulls, Terns, Skimmers (Laridae), order Charadriiformes.
At a glance
- Weight
- 339 g
- Habitat
- Wetland
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Lifestyle
- Varied
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
More measurements
- Wing
- 291 mm
- Tail
- 108 mm
- Bill
- 41 mm
- Tarsus
- 44 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
South America: inland and coastal southeastern Brazil, central Chile, north-central Argentina and Falkland Islands
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Family
- Gulls, Terns, Skimmers Laridae
- Genus
- Chroicocephalus
Other birds in the genus Chroicocephalus
Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphia
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Black-billed GullChroicocephalus bulleri
Andean GullChroicocephalus serranus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Brown-headed GullChroicocephalus brunnicephalus
Grey-headed GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Hartlaub's GullChroicocephalus hartlaubii
African SkimmerRynchops flavirostris
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