Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Laridae
Genus
Chroicocephalus
Species
serranus
Conservation Status
Least Concern
Location Photographed
Bolivia
Number of Sub-Species
0
Migratory or Resident
Migrates to lower areas in winter
Preferred Habitat
Variously found around riveers, freshwater lakes, saline marsehs nad pastureland.
Distribution and Range
Andean lakes of Ecuador to n Argentina and central Chile
Food
Diet includes insects and worms taken from fields and grasslands but will also eat garbage when available.