Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Gulls :: Red-legged Kittiwake

Red-legged Kittiwake Rissa brevirostris

Described by: Bruch (1853)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

St. Paul Island, Alaska, USA - Jun 27, 2007 © Glen Tepke  St. Paul Island, Alaska, USA - Jun 27, 2007 © Glen Tepke  St. Paul Island, Alaska, USA - Jun 28, 2007 © Glen Tepke  St. Paul Island, Alaska, USA - Jun 27, 2007 © Glen Tepke  Alaska, USA - Date unknown Courtesy of USFWS 
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Range

Bering Sea islands and n. Pacific Ocean;
The Aleutians (Buldir Is., Bogoslof Is. and Fire Is.) and is. off w. Alaska on the Pribilif Is. (St. Paul Is. and St. George Is.). Probably on the Commander Is.
Winters in n. Pacific Ocean.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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