Andean Gull
Chroicocephalus serranus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusChroicocephalus (Masked Gulls and allies)
- SpeciesChroicocephalus serranus (Andean Gull)
Closest Relatives at Madidi National Park
Large-billed Tern
Phaetusa simplex
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger
Yellow-billed Tern
Sternula superciliaris
Southern Lapwing
Vanellus chilensis
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Pied Lapwing
Hoploxypterus cayanus
Wattled Jacana
Jacana jacana
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Andean Lapwing
Vanellus resplendens
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Wilson's Phalarope
Phalaropus tricolor
📅 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 | Cajas National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Lauca National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 3 | Huascarán National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Paracas National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 6 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 7 | Nahuel Huapi National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 8 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 9 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 10 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Andean Gull in Madidi National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Andean Gull sighting in Madidi National Park, based on 22 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Andean Gull in Madidi National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Andean Gull in Madidi National Park in our monthly data.