Red-legged Kittiwake (Rissa brevirostris)

Family
Laridae (Gulls, Terns, Skimmers)

Size
39 - 43 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Bruch, 1853)

Habitat
Cliffs. In winter, pelagic. Occasionally seen in harbors in the comapny of other gulls.

Range (Guide)

Canada (NB), Russia (Asian) (B), USA (B).

Vagrant to Japan.

Bering Sea, in Commander Is, Pribilof Is (St Paul I, St George I) and Aleutians (Buldir I, Bogoslof I). Winters widely over northern Pacific.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 100,000 - 499,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
High-pitched squeal 'suweeer', similar to that of Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla).

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (2)...)

Red-legged Kittiwake (Rissa brevirostris) [XC106042]
by Doug Gochfeld from St. Paul Island, Alaska, United States (call)

Red-legged Kittiwake (Rissa brevirostris) [XC412865]
by Ryan P. O'Donnell from Kamchatka Krai, Russian Federation (song)

Subspecies
Closely related to and partially sympatric with Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla), but no interbreeding known. Bones found in deposits on Kodiak I.

No subspecies.

Notes
Crespuscular, perhaps nocturnal forager over deep water.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Red-legged Kittiwake (Rissa brevirostris) - 10 files

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