Red-legged kittiwake

Red-legged kittiwake
Red-legged kittiwake, Saint Paul Island, Alaska
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Laridae
Genus: Rissa
Species:
R. brevirostris
Binomial name
Rissa brevirostris
(Bruch, 1855)

The red-legged kittiwake (Rissa brevirostris) is a seabird species in the gull family Laridae. It breeds in the Pribilof Islands, Bogoslof Island, and Buldir Island in the Bering Sea off the coast of Alaska, and the Commander Islands, Russia, and spends the winter at sea.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Rissa brevirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22694502A132557429. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22694502A132557429.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.