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Brown-hooded gull
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The brown-hooded gull (Chroicocephalus maculipennis) is a species of gull found in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, the Falkland Islands, and Uruguay. Its specific epithet, maculipennis, means 'spotted wings' (macula + penna). It is a white bird with a brown head and red beak and feet.
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Brown-hooded gull | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Charadriiformes |
Family: | Laridae |
Genus: | Chroicocephalus |
Species: | C. maculipennis |
Binomial name | |
Chroicocephalus maculipennis (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823) | |
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Nonbreeding Year-round | |
Synonyms | |
Larus maculipennis |
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