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Brown-hooded Gull

Chroicocephalus maculipennis
(Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)
Gaviota Capucho Café
Gaivota-maria-velha
Family: Laridae
Order: Charadriiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Chroicocephalus maculipennis, Larus maculipennis.


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Latest feeding records
Feeding
GroupSpeciesDateUser
CrustaceanCangrejo de las Rocas (Cyrtograpsus angulatus)15/09/2018Mauricio Silvera
MolluscsBerberecho Austral (Donax hanleyanus)04/12/2015Pablo Marcelo Meyer
FishDientudo (Oligosarcus jenynsii)09/07/2015Eduardo Carreyra
FishSábalo Común (Prochilodus lineatus)02/06/2015Javier Presas
Is consumed, preyed upon or captured by
GroupSpeciesDateUser
BirdsGarza Mora (Ardea cocoi)01/01/2022Diego Oscar



Number of Photography: 2134

Foto
Photography ID: 681119
  Adult
Guaminí
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/06/2026
Alicia Mayor
Foto
Photography ID: 681111
  Adult
General Pico
La Pampa
Argentina
03/31/2026
Fernanda Ferrari
Foto
Photography ID: 680997
  Adult
Balneario Reta
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/30/2026
Liliana Rubilar Puerta
Foto
Photography ID: 680695
  Adult
Necochea
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/28/2020
Gustavo Abel Larracoechea
Foto
Photography ID: 680295
  Adult
Trelew
Chubut
Argentina
03/29/2026
Zulima América Schupbach
Foto
Photography ID: 680034
  Adult
Pinamar
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/24/2026
Celina Emilia Iratchet
Foto
Photography ID: 679581
  Adult
Necochea
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/09/2026
Fernando Alberto Segura
Foto
Photography ID: 679351
  Adult
Ushuaia
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
03/08/2026
Oscar Alfredo Eliseche
Foto
Photography ID: 678197
  Adult
Benito Juárez
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/10/2026
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 677996
  Adult
Ushuaia
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
03/08/2026
Edgar Romeo



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Number of Recorded Vocalizations: 9



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Guillermo Menéndez07/27/2024UruguayRochaBañado de Los IndiosN/AAdultYesNo
Pablo Bruni02/06/2022ArgentinaChubutÁrea Natural Protegida Península ValdésN/AN/AYesNo
Diego Oscar01/01/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresClub de Pesca y Turismo de Saavedra, SaavedraIndistinguishableAdultYesNo
Silvia Sokolovsky07/17/2021ArgentinaBuenos AiresLaguna 33, Roque Perez♂ ♀AdultNoNo
Diego Oscar11/22/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Costero del SurIndistinguishableAdultYesNo
Santiago Sainz-trápaga06/11/2014ArgentinaChubutPuerto MadrynIndistinguishableAdultYesNo
Diego Oscar06/21/2014ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Costero del SurIndistinguishableAdultYesNo
Santiago Sainz-trápaga10/30/2013ArgentinaChubutLaguna San Martin, Puerto MadrynN/AAdultYesNo
Jose Luis Merlo05/04/2007ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibasIndistinguishableN/ANoNo


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Number of Films: 11





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Number of Records: 9382



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
245844714/04/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresRuta Provincial 65Diego Oscar
245841714/04/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino E/ Saavedra y Laguna los flamencos15Diego Oscar
245772612/04/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino E/ Saavedra y Laguna los flamencos20Diego Oscar
245766411/04/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresEntre laguna Los Flamencos y las Encadenadas, Camino de acceso Laguna de Saavedra3Diego Oscar
245859608/04/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresÁrea Natural Yrigoyen (Yrigoyen y el Río), Vicente López20Gabriel Carbajales
245645405/04/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresMar de Cobo, Mar Chiquita7Enrique Chiurla
245856004/04/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresLaguna de Lobos, Costanera., Lobos1Gabriel Carbajales
245547031/03/2026ArgentinaLa PampaReserva Natural Urbana Delfín Perez, General PicoFernanda Ferrari
245527430/03/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresAlbufera de Reta, Balneario RetaLiliana Rubilar Puerta
245648229/03/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresMar de Cobo--Parque Lago, Mar Chiquita13Enrique Chiurla
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Brown-hooded Gull (Chroicocephalus maculipennis) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 15/04/2026.