Black-legged Kittiwake
Rissa tridactyla(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Black-legged Kittiwake
The Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Laridae (Skimmers, Noddies, Terns, and Gulls) in the order Charadriiformes.
- Scientific name
- Rissa tridactyla
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Black-legged Kittiwake
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Rissa tridactyla tridactyla
- Rissa tridactyla pollicaris
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Larus tridactylus
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- Northern Europe; restricted type locality. Great Britain.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.136
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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