Brown-hooded gull
Chroicocephalus maculipennis (M. H. K. Lichtenstein, 1823)
Status not recordedbirds
The brown-hooded gull (Chroicocephalus maculipennis) is a species in the family Laridae, order Charadriiformes. Recorded adults weigh 339 g to 351.8 g.
Quick facts about the brown-hooded gull
- Weight
- 339 g – 351.8 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc 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 brown-hooded gull live?
Not recorded
What is the brown-hooded gull?
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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Is the brown-hooded 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 brown-hooded gull classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderCharadriiformes
- familyLaridae
- genusChroicocephalus
- SpeciesChroicocephalus maculipennis (M. H. K. Lichtenstein, 1823)
Synonyms Chroicocephala maculipennis, Larus glaucodes, Larus maculipennis, Larus maculipennis
Other names and names in other languages (29)
- نورس بني القلنسوةArabic
- gavina de la PatagòniaCatalan
- racek patagonskýCzech
- Argentinsk HættemågeDanish
- PatagonienmöweGerman
- Patagona mevoEsperanto
- Gaviota cahuilSpanish
- Gaviota cáhuilSpanish
- Gaviota capucho caféSpanish
- Gaviota de Capucha CaféSpanish
- pampakajakasEstonian
- eteläamerikanlokkiFinnish
- Mouette de PatagonieFrench
- smeđoglavi galebCroatian
- barnadolmányú sirályHungarian
- Gabbiano monacoItalian
- Gabbiano capobrunoItalian
- ミナミユリカモメJapanese
- Patagoninis kirasLithuanian
- sørhettemåkeNorwegian Bokmål
- Patagonische KokmeeuwDutch
- mewa patagońskaPolish
- gaivota-maria-velhaPortuguese
- guincho-de-cabeça-castanhaPortuguese
- Патагонская чайкаRussian
- čajka hnedokukláSlovak
- patagonienmåsSwedish
- Kahverengi Başlı MartıTurkish
- мартин патагонськийUkrainian
Relatives of the brown-hooded gull
Other species in the same genus Chroicocephalus.
Black-headed gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Slender-billed gull
Chroicocephalus genei
Brown-headed gull
Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
Silver gull
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Bonaparte's gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Andean gull
Chroicocephalus serranus
CompareBrown-hooded gull vs Black-headed gullBrown-hooded gull vs Slender-billed gullBrown-hooded gull vs Brown-headed gullBrown-hooded gull vs Silver gull
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the brown-hooded gull?
An adult brown-hooded gull weighs 339 g – 351.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the brown-hooded gull?
The brown-hooded gull (Chroicocephalus maculipennis) 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.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
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