Brown-hooded Gull (Chroicocephalus maculipennis)
About 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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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 39 recordings for this species: 8 CC BY-NC-SA · 1 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, United Kingdom in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Andean GullChroicocephalus serranusrecording
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusrecording
- Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphiarecording
- Grey-headed GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalusrecording
- Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiaerecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.