Summary ²

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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1. (c) Cláudio Dias Timm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/cdtimm/7998015846/
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chroicocephalus_maculipennis

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