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Andean gull

Chroicocephalus serranus (Tschudi, 1844)

Status not recordedbirds

The andean gull (Chroicocephalus serranus) is a species in the family Laridae, order Charadriiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 478 g.

Andean gull (Chroicocephalus serranus)
Photo: DickDaniels ( http://theworldbirds.org/ ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the andean gull

Weight
478 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
wetlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.4src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the andean gull live?

Not recorded

What is the andean gull?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Andean gull (Chroicocephalus serranus) is a species in subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae, the gulls, terns, and skimmers. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

From the Wikipedia article “Andean gull” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andean_gull&oldid=1363414537), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

What does the andean gull sound like?

Niels Krabbe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Is the andean gull endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the andean gull classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCharadriiformes
  5. familyLaridae
  6. genusChroicocephalus
  7. SpeciesChroicocephalus serranus (Tschudi, 1844)

Synonyms Chroicocephala serranus, Larus serranus

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • نورس الأنديزArabic
  • Андска чайкаBulgarian
  • Gavina andinaCatalan
  • gavina dels AndesCatalan
  • racek andskýCzech
  • AndesmågeDanish
  • AndenmöweGerman
  • anda mevoEsperanto
  • Gaviota andinaSpanish
  • andi kajakasEstonian
  • andienlokkiFinnish
  • Mouette des AndesFrench
  • andoki sirályHungarian
  • Gabbiano delle AndeItalian
  • アンデスカモメJapanese
  • andinis kirasLithuanian
  • AndesmeeuwDutch
  • andesmåkeNorwegian
  • mewa andyjskaPolish
  • gaivota-andinaPortuguese
  • guincho-andinoPortuguese
  • leqlesQuechua
  • Puna qiwllaQuechua
  • Андская чайкаRussian
  • čajka červenonoháSlovak
  • Andski galebSerbian
  • andinsk måsSwedish
  • And MartısıTurkish
  • мартин андійськийUkrainian
  • 安地斯鷗Chinese
  • 安第斯鸥Chinese

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Relatives of the andean gull

Other species in the same genus Chroicocephalus.

LC, Least Concern
Silver gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae)

Silver gull

Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae

Laridae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the andean gull?

An adult andean gull weighs 478 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the andean gull?

The andean gull (Chroicocephalus serranus) belongs to the family Laridae in the order Charadriiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{andean_gull_2026,
  title = {Andean gull (Chroicocephalus serranus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/andean-gull},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}