WORLD BIRDS / IOC 15.2

Red-legged Kittiwake

Rissa brevirostris

Red-legged Kittiwake belongs to Laridae, within the order Charadriiformes. Explore the recorded facts below, then discover other birds in the same family.

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Red-legged Kittiwake · Rissa brevirostris — Illustration, not a field photograph.

Taxonomy & recorded facts

Scientific name: Rissa brevirostris
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Laridae
Conservation record: VU · Vulnerable
Habitat in source: Marine
Reported mass: 377 g

Conservation categories reflect the source dataset, not a live IUCN assessment. Missing measurements are omitted. Game combat values are not biological measurements.