Black-legged Kittiwake

Rissa tridactyla - Mouette tridactyle

Mouette tridactyle
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Charadriiformes

  • Family
    :

    Laridés

  • Genus
    :

    Rissa

  • Species
    :

    tridactyla

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 40 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 91 à 97 cm.
  • Weight
    : 300 à 500 g
Longevity

21 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Mouette tridactyle
adult plum. breeding
Mouette tridactyle
adult plum. post breeding

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

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

  • Rissa tridactyla tridactyla (n, e Canada and n Europe to n Russia)
  • Rissa tridactyla pollicaris (e Siberia to w Alaska)

Foreign names

  • Mouette tridactyle,
  • Gaviota tridáctila,
  • gaivota-tridáctila-comum,
  • Dreizehenmöwe,
  • csüllő,
  • Drieteenmeeuw,
  • Gabbiano tridattilo,
  • tretåig mås,
  • Krykkje,
  • čajka trojprstá,
  • racek tříprstý,
  • Ride,
  • pikkukajava,
  • Swartpootbrandervoël,
  • gavineta de tres dits,
  • Rita,
  • mewa trójpalczasta,
  • trīspirkstu kaija,
  • triprsti galeb,
  • Моевка,
  • ミツユビカモメ,
  • 三趾鸥,
  • นกคิตติเวกขาดำ,
  • 三趾鷗,

Voice song and call

Mouette tridactyle
adult plum. breeding

Habitat

Mouette tridactyle
adult plum. breeding

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 Intertidal : Rocky Shoreline, Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc, Tidepools ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

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