Red-legged Kittiwake

Rissa brevirostris - Mouette des brumes

Systematics

Order
:
Charadriiformes
Family
:
Laridés
Genus
:
Rissa
Species
:
brevirostris

Descriptor

Bruch, 1855

Biometrics

Size
: 38 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 340 à 450 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Red-legged Kittiwake (Rissa brevirostris) is a species of bird in the Laridae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

Mouette des brumes,
Gaviota piquicorta,
gaivota-tridáctila-de-pernas-vermelhas,
Klippenmöwe,
rövidujjú csüllő,
Roodpootdrieteenmeeuw,
Gabbiano zamperosse,
beringmås,
Rødfotkrykkje,
čajka útesová,
racek krátkozobý,
Rødbenet Ride,
punajalkakajava,
gavineta de bec curt,
mewa krótkodzioba,
sarkankāju kaija,
Красноногая говорушка,
アカアシミツユビカモメ,
红腿三趾鸥,
紅腳三趾鷗,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Marine Neritic : Pelagic, Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged) ; Marine Oceanic : Epipelagic (0-200m), Mesopelagic (200-1000m) ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands