Gulls, Terns, Skimmers

Red-legged Kittiwake

Rissa brevirostris

The Red-legged Kittiwake (Rissa brevirostris) is a 377 g ocean-going bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. Some populations migrate.

Family

Gulls, Terns, Skimmers

Order

Charadriiformes

Weight

377 g

Habitat

Marine

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

3

Photo: (c) Nigel Voaden, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist