WORLD BIRDS / IOC 15.2
Black-legged Kittiwake
Rissa tridactyla
Black-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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Taxonomy & recorded facts
- Scientific name
- Rissa tridactyla
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Family
- Laridae
- Conservation record
- VU · Vulnerable
- Habitat in source
- Marine
- Reported mass
- 416 g
- Reported wingspan
- 96 cm
Conservation categories reflect the source dataset, not a live IUCN assessment. Missing measurements are omitted. Game combat values are not biological measurements.
Distribution record
古北界、北美洲：高北极至温带北部海岸，自格陵兰、冰岛、欧洲西部、西北部、斯瓦尔巴（挪威以北）、西伯利亚北部岛屿至库页岛、堪察加、千岛群岛和科曼多尔群岛（俄罗斯东部）；阿留申群岛和白令海岛屿、阿拉斯加西部、西南部大陆；加拿大高北极（加拿大东北部）、圣劳伦斯湾和纽芬兰（加拿大东南部）
Original Chinese range description retained from the source catalog.
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Illustration source：huashu-bird-sticker · PolyForm-Shield-1.0.0 · Marion Goascoz · Reference record ↗
