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