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The Brown-hooded gull (Chroicocephalus maculipennis) is a bird found in Chile, Argentina and Uruguay. Lakes, marshes and coasts of southern South America. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, fish and dead animals (carrion). The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the Brown-hooded gull lives

Lakes, marshes and coasts of southern South America.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐛 Insects & bugs80%
• 🐟 Fish10%
• 🦴 Leftovers (carrion)10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

Hear the Brown-hooded gull

Recorded by Ryan Irvine (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC770615. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Brown-hooded gull

Where does the Brown-hooded gull live?

The Brown-hooded gull lives in Chile, Argentina and Uruguay. Lakes, marshes and coasts of southern South America.

What does the Brown-hooded gull eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 80%), fish (about 10%), dead animals (carrion) (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Brown-hooded gull endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

More birds from South America

• Yellow-billed teal
• Red-billed tropicbird
• Silver-beaked tanager
• Fork-tailed flycatcher
• Guira cuckoo
• Crested oropendola

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.