The red-legged kittiwake (Rissa brevirostris) is a seabird species in the gull family Laridae. It breeds in the Pribilof Islands, Bogoslof Island, and...
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The black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) is a seabird species in the gull family Laridae. This species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his...
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kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) and the red-legged kittiwake (Rissa brevirostris). The epithets "black-legged" and "red-legged" are used to distinguish the two...
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coastal or inland species, rarely venturing far out to sea, except for the kittiwakes and Sabine's gull. The large species take up to four years to attain full...
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European herring gull (category IUCN Red List least concern species)
American herring gull, L. smithsonianus Caspian gull, L. cachinnans Yellow-legged gull, L. michahellis Vega gull, L. vegae Armenian gull, L. armenicus L....
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The yellow-legged gull (Larus michahellis) is a large gull found in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, which has only recently achieved wide recognition...
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birds known as kittiwakes Rissa brevirostris, also known as the red-legged kittiwake Rissa tridactyla, also known as the black-legged kittiwake Rissa (artist)...
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puffins, the endangered short-tailed albatross, spectacled eider, and red-legged kittiwakes. Many of these species are unique to the area, which provides highly...
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snouted seahorse, black necked stilt, red billed choughs, spiny starfish, Red-Legged kittiwake, black legged Kittiwake, Indian bluespotted Ribbontai ray,...
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The red-billed gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus), also known as tarāpunga and once also known as the mackerel gull, is a native seagull...
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about collectors mistakenly harvesting eggs from the vulnerable black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla). The Norwegian Food Safety Authority discourages...
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Caspian gull (category IUCN Red List least concern species)
legs, wings, and neck are longer than those of the herring gull and yellow-legged gull. The eye is small and often dark, and the legs vary from pale pink...
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predators, including fish such as salmon and tuna and birds such as the red-legged kittiwake. Froese, R.; Pauly, D., eds. (2014). "Stenobrachius leucopsarus (Eigenmann...
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the Pacific Coast of North America, including Brandt's cormorant, red-legged kittiwake and spectacled eider. As a paleontologist, Brandt ranks among the...
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including critical nesting habitat for the very range-restricted red-legged kittiwake. The auk family is well represented here, with horned and tufted...
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species known to live in excess of 30 years. Black-legged kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla Red-legged kittiwake, Rissa brevirostris Ivory gull, Pagophila eburnea...
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and tufted puffins; cormorants; gulls; and kittiwakes including the extremely local red-legged kittiwake which nests in only a few other colonies in...
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honeycreeper Red-legged kittiwake Red-legged partridge Red-legged seriema Red-legged thrush Red-legged tinamou Red-lored amazon Red-lored whistler Red-mantled...
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Great black-backed gull (category IUCN Red List least concern species)
legs are pinkish, and the bill is yellow or yellow-pink with some orange or red near tip of lower bill. The adult lesser black-backed gull (L. fuscus) is...
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Common gull (category IUCN Red List least concern species)
International. (2019) [amended version of 2018 assessment]. "Larus canus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22694308A155576460. doi:10.2305/IUCN...
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has 21 breeding seabird species, including the Bering Sea-endemic red-legged kittiwake. Large seabird colonies are also present at Kiska, Gareloi, Semisopochnoi...
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Black-headed gull (category IUCN Red List least concern species)
distance), pale grey body, black tips to the primary wing feathers, and red bill and legs. The hood is lost in winter, leaving just two dark spots. Immature...
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Laughing gull (category IUCN Red List least concern species)
tips without the white crescent shown by Franklin's. The beak is long and red. The black hood is mostly lost in winter. Laughing gulls take three years...
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Pacific gull (category IUCN Red List least concern species)
back, and a very thick (when compared to other gull species), powerful, red-tipped yellow bill. They have salt glands that secrete salty water through...
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Heermann's gull (category IUCN Red List near threatened species)
strong site fidelity to their nonbreeding territories, including a one-legged gull who resided for 17 years at the Loch Lomond Marina in San Rafael, California...
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Retrieved November 29, 2019. Byrd, G. V.; Williams, J. C. (1993). "Red-legged Kittiwake". Birds of North America Online. Archived from the original on August...
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has 21 breeding seabird species, including the Bering Sea-endemic red-legged kittiwake. Large seabird colonies are also present on Kiska Island, Gareloi...
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and skimming the water for small fish. Black-legged kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla VU Red-legged kittiwake, Rissa brevirostris (A) VU Ivory gull, Pagophila...
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Hydrocoloeus Little gull Rhodostethia Ross's gull Rissa Black-legged kittiwake Red-legged kittiwake Pagophila Ivory gull Xema Sabine's gull Creagrus Swallow-tailed...
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Ring-billed gull (category IUCN Red List least concern species)
wings are silver gray; and the legs are yellow. The eyes are yellow with red rims. This gull takes three years to reach its breeding plumage; its appearance...
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