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title: "Andean Gull"
description: "Chroicocephalus serranus — Birds. The Andean gull (Chroicocephalus serranus) is a species in subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae, the gulls, terns, and skimmers."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/andean-gull
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Andean Gull

> Chroicocephalus serranus — Birds. The Andean gull (Chroicocephalus serranus) is a species in subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae, the gulls, terns, and skimmers.

- Scientific name: *Chroicocephalus serranus*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers), `mountains` (Mountains)
- iNaturalist observations: 4956
- Wikidata: [Q490439](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q490439)
- iNaturalist taxon: [144503](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/144503)

## Names

- en: Andean Gull
- de: Andenmöwe
- es: Gaviota andina
- fr: Mouette des Andes
- nl: Andesmeeuw
- pl: Mewa andyjska

## Countries with the most observations

BO (1406), PE (1131), EC (867), CL (616), AR (466), CO (17)

## Summary

The Andean gull (Chroicocephalus serranus) is a species in subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae, the gulls, terns, and skimmers. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andean_gull

## Photo

![Andean Gull](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/andean-gull/medium.jpg)

Photo: Hugo Hulsberg · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/158630176

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/andean-gull?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).