Brown-hooded Gull
Chroicocephalus maculipennis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusChroicocephalus (Masked Gulls and allies)
- SpeciesChroicocephalus maculipennis (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. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-hooded Gull sighting in Nahuel Huapi National Park, based on 103 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Nahuel Huapi National Park
Andean Gull
Chroicocephalus serranus
Dominican Gull
Larus dominicanus
Sabine's Gull
Xema sabini
Franklin's Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Southern Lapwing
Vanellus chilensis
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Gray-breasted Seedsnipe
Thinocorus orbignyianus
Magellanic Snipe
Gallinago magellanica
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
Parasitic Jaeger
Stercorarius parasiticus
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Península Valdés | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Torres del Paine National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 3 | Nahuel Huapi National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 5 | Tierra del Fuego National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Brown-hooded Gull in Nahuel Huapi National Park?
About 8% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-hooded Gull sighting in Nahuel Huapi National Park, based on 103 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Brown-hooded Gull in Nahuel Huapi National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Brown-hooded Gull in Nahuel Huapi National Park in our monthly data.