Birds
Andean gull
Chroicocephalus serranusConservation statusLeast Concern
DietInsects, worms and small fish
LifespanNot precisely known
Size and weightAbout 45 cm
A white and gray gull. In the breeding season its head is dark.
Dark head
What makes it specialNests by lakes and marshes thousands of meters above sea level.
Surprising factIn the páramo, the high grassland of the Andes, it picks insects and worms from the fields.
PopulationCommon on the lakes of the Andes.
Lakes and páramo (high grassland) around Papallacta