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Black-legged Kittiwake / Rissa tridactyla

Black-legged Kittiwake bird informationValues
Conservation statusVU - Vulnerable
SynonymsCommon Kittiwake, Black-legged Kiitiwake, Kittiwake, Kotzebue's Kittiwake, Blacklegged Kittiwake, Atlantic Kittiwake, Pacific Kittiwake
Old latin name for birdLarus tridactylus, Rissa tridactylus, Rissa brunnichii
OrderShorebirds / Charadriiformes
FamilyGulls, Terns, Skimmers / Laridae
GenusRissa
Breeding regionEurasia, North America
Breeding subregionhigh Arctic to temperate n coasts, from Greenland, Iceland, w, nw Europe, Svalbard (n of Norway), n Siberian is. to Sakhalin, Kamchatka, Kuril and Commander is. (e Russia); Aleutian and Bering Sea is., w, sw Alaska mainland; Canadian high Arctic (ne Canada), Gulf of St. Lawrence and Newfoundland (se Canada)
Non breeding regionw North Atlantic coast and coastal waters s to Virginia; mid-Atlantic Ridge to Azores; North Sea; Japan, Korean Pen., se Alaska to s California (USA)

Black-legged Kittiwake bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Flight call, © GABRIEL LEITE
    United Kingdom
  • 2.
    Song, © Tero Linjama
    Norway
  • 3.
    Song, © Tero Linjama
    Norway
  • 4.
    Song, © Pascal Christe
    Norway
  • 5.
    Song, © Fernand DEROUSSEN
    Norway
  • 6.
    Call, © Merijn Loeve
    France
  • 7.
    Call, © Patrik Åberg
    United Kingdom
  • 8.
    Call, colonie, © Fernand DEROUSSEN
    Iceland
  • 9.
    Call, © Merijn Loeve
    France
  • 10.
    Call, © Stein Ø. Nilsen
    Norway
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Red-legged Kittiwake

Where to see Black-legged Kittiwake

Black-legged Kittiwake subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Rissa tridactyla pollicarishigh Arctic to temperate n coasts, from ne Siberian is. to Sakhalin, Kamchatka, Kuril and Commander is. (e Russia); Aleutian and Bering Sea is., and w, sw Alaska mainlandto coasts and coastal waters off Japan, Korean Pen., se Alaska to s California (USA)No
Rissa tridactyla tridactylahigh Arctic to temperate n coasts, from Greenland, Iceland, w, nw Europe, Svalbard and nw Siberian is.; Canadian high Arctic (ne Canada), Gulf of St. Lawrence and Newfoundland (se Canada)w North Atlantic coast and coastal waters s to Virginia; mid-Atlantic Ridge to Azores; North Sea; rarer to sNo

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansSwartpootbrandervoël
AlbanianPulëbardha tregishtake
Arabicنورس أسود الساق
AzerbaijaniÜçbarmaq qağayı
BasqueAntxeta hankabeltza, Gavineta de tres dits, Antxeta hankabeltz, Antxeta ankabeltza
BelarusianЧайка трохпалая, Трохпалая чайка
Bengaliকামরা-঩া চকচডওময়ক
BretonKahavag, Karaveg pavioù du, Ar c'haraveg pavioù du, Kac'hawag
BulgarianТрипръста чайка
CatalanGavineta de tris dits, gavineta de tres dits, Gavina tresdits, Gavina cuaforcada
Chinese三趾鸥, [san-zhi ou], 三趾鷗
Chinese (Traditional)三趾鷗
Chuvashмоевка
CornishGwylan Kernow
Croatiantroprsti galeb
Czechracek tøíprstý, racek tříprstý, racek trojprstý, Racek tríprstý
DanishRide
DutchDrieteenmeeuw
Esperantotrifingra mevo
Estoniankaljukajakas
FaroeseRyta, Rita
Finnishpikkukajava
FrenchMouette tridactyle
FrisianWinterkob
GalicianGavineta de tres dits, Gaivota tridáctila, Garrucho
Georgianსამთითა თოლია
GermanDreizehenmöve, Dreizehenmowe, Dreizehenmöwe
GreekΤριδάχτυλος Γλάρος, Τριδάκτυλος Γλάρος, Ρίσσα
GuaraniOjaja
Hebrewריסה שחורת-רגל, ריסה
Hungariancsüllő, Háromujjú csüllö, Csüllő , Csüllõ
IcelandicRita
InuktitutTaateraaq, Nowyavah
IrishSaidhbhéar
ItalianGabbiano tridattilo
Japaneseミツユビカモメ
Kazakhүш саусақты шағала, Үшсаусақты шағала
Korean세가락갈매기
Latviantrīspirkstu kaija, Trīspirsktu kaija
Lithuaniantripirštis kiras
LuxembourgishDräizéiweméiw
MacedonianТропски галеб, тропрст галеб
Malayalamകിറ്റിവെയ്ക്ക് കടൽക്കാക്ക
MalteseGawwija ta' l-Ingilterra, Gawwija ta' l'Ingilterra, gawwija tal-Ingilterra
ManxPerragh, Pirragh
Mongolianзахлай, Гурван хуруут цахлай, Гурванхуруут захлай
Northern SamiSkierru
NorwegianKrykkje, Tretået måke, krykkje
Norwegian NynorskKrykkje
Persianکاکایی پاسیاه
PolishMewa różowa, mewa trójpalczasta, Mewa rózowa
Portuguesegaivota-tridáctila, gaivota-tridáctila-comum, gaivota tridáctila
RomanianPescăruş cu trei degete, Pescăruș cu trei degete
RomanshMuetta traidetta, muetta traidet
RussianМоевка, Обыкновенная моевка, Моёвка, Moevka
SerbianТропрсти галеб, Troprsti galeb
Slovakčajka trojprstá
Sloveniantriprsti galeb
SpanishGaviota Patinegra, Gaviota Patas Negras, gaviota patanegra, Gaviota cola hendida, Gaviota Pata Negra, Gaviota Tridactila, Gaviota tridáctila
Swedishtretåig mås
Tatarөч бармаклы акчарлак
Thaiนกคิตติเวคขาดำ, นกคิตติเวกขาดำ
TurkishKarayaklı Martı, kara ayakly marty, Karaayaklı martı, Үшсаусақты шағала, Kara-ayaklı Martı, Kara Ayaklı Martı
Ukrainianмартин трипалий, Трипалий мартин, Мартин трипалий
Uzbekуч бармоқли балиқчи
WelshGwylan goesddu, Gwylan dribys, Drilyn