Where does the Gray-hooded Gull live?
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus has 151,912 records in 56 countries and territories, from 1894 to 2026. Most records come from South Africa.
- 151,912 records
- 56 places
- 100 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesCharadriiformesLaridaeChroicocephalus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: October. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 77,907 | |
| Peru | 19,556 | |
| Argentina | 15,713 | |
| Kenya | 5,825 | |
| Gambia | 4,670 | |
| Brazil | 3,982 | |
| Senegal | 3,885 | |
| Ecuador | 3,009 | |
| Uganda | 2,998 | |
| Namibia | 2,224 | |
| Mozambique | 1,751 | |
| Tanzania | 1,669 | |
| Ethiopia | 1,631 | |
| Uruguay | 1,336 | |
| Botswana | 1,312 | |
| Zambia | 1,179 | |
| Zimbabwe | 1,073 | |
| Malawi | 474 | |
| Chile | 329 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 197 | |
| Mauritania | 191 | |
| United States | 149 | |
| DR Congo | 122 | |
| Paraguay | 107 | |
| Madagascar | 77 | |
| Panama | 76 | |
| Angola | 66 | |
| Eswatini | 63 | |
| Guinea | 62 | |
| Costa Rica | 41 | |
| Colombia | 37 | |
| Burundi | 36 | |
| Cameroon | 35 | |
| Rwanda | 35 | |
| Israel | 23 | |
| Italy | 20 | |
| Chad | 7 | |
| United Kingdom | 5 | |
| French Guiana | 5 | |
| Sierra Leone | 5 |
Showing the top 40 of 56 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Laridae.
Ring-billed Gull
11,223,960 records
Herring Gull
7,289,858 records
Lesser Black-backed Gull
6,915,295 records
American herring gull
6,899,110 records
Black-headed Gull
6,838,408 records
Great Black-backed Gull
5,036,634 records
Mew Gull
3,398,916 records
Laughing Gull
3,221,312 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.