Listen to the Andean gull
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About the Andean gull
The Andean gull is a bird in the family Laridae (order Charadriiformes).
What does the Andean gull sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
The recordings here are labelled as call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
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.
Related birds in the genus Chroicocephalus
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Caspian tern
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Frequently asked questions
What does an Andean gull sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Andean gull on this page, including its call. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
What family does the Andean gull belong to?
The Andean gull (Chroicocephalus serranus) belongs to the family Laridae in the order Charadriiformes.
Sources & credits
- Call · Napo: Río Quijos at El Salado oil pumping station, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q490439 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Andean gull – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by DickDaniels ( http://theworldbirds.org/ ) – CC BY-SA 3.0