Skimmers, Noddies, Terns, and Gulls
Red-legged Kittiwake
Rissa brevirostris
VUVulnerable
- Family
- Skimmers, Noddies, Terns, and Gulls (Laridae)
- Order
- Charadriiformes
Overview
The red-legged kittiwake (Rissa brevirostris) is a seabird species in the gull family Laridae. It breeds in the Pribilof Islands, Bogoslof Island, and Buldir Island in the Bering Sea off the coast of Alaska, and the Commander Islands, Russia, and spends the winter at sea.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Breeds Commander Islands (southeastern Russia), Aleutian, and Pribilof islands, and St. Matthew Island (northern Bering Sea); winters Bering Sea to ice-edge and south of Aleutian Islands.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
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Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Red-legged kittiwake
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
