The black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) is a seabird species in the gull family Laridae. This species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his...
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Pacific race of black-legged kittiwakes, the red-legged kittiwake has a well-developed hind toe. As occasional individual black-legged kittiwakes have reddish...
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The kittiwakes (genus Rissa) are two closely related seabird species in the gull family Laridae, the black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) and the...
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Bempton Cliffs (section Kittiwakes)
northern gannet, Atlantic puffin, razorbill, common guillemot, black-legged kittiwake and fulmar. There is a visitor centre. The hard chalk cliffs at...
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coastal or inland species, rarely venturing far out to sea, except for the kittiwakes. The large species take up to four years to attain full adult plumage...
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European herring gull (section Yellow-legged variety)
American herring gull, L. smithsonianus Caspian gull, L. cachinnans Yellow-legged gull, L. michahellis Vega gull, L. vegae Armenian gull, L. armenicus L....
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about collectors mistakenly harvesting eggs from the vulnerable black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla). The Norwegian Food Safety Authority discourages...
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Sea mew or seamew may refer to: Black-legged kittiwake Common gull, also called sea mew Supermarine Seamew, an amphibian seaplane Short Seamew, an anti-submarine...
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The great black-backed gull (Larus marinus) is the largest member of the gull family. Described by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology as "the king of the...
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birds known as kittiwakes Rissa brevirostris, also known as the red-legged kittiwake Rissa tridactyla, also known as the black-legged kittiwake Rissa (artist)...
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describing them as black-legged. Birds: Black-legged kittiwake Black-legged seriema Black-legged dacnis Amphibians: Black-legged dart frog Invertebrates:...
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sanctuary without third party consent. During the 2014 nesting season, black-legged kittiwake chicks in nests were swept into the sea by the downdraught from...
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The black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) is a small gull that breeds in much of the Palearctic including Europe and also in coastal eastern...
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The yellow-legged gull (Larus michahellis) is a large gull found in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, which has only recently achieved wide recognition...
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Lesser black-backed gull – 52 pairs in 2011 (not counted in 2012) Ringed plover – 4 pairs Black-headed gull – 461 pairs Black-legged kittiwake – 4,241...
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different from other gulls, most resembling the vocalisations of the black-legged kittiwake and Sabine's gull. The loudest and most commonly heard call is an...
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steep slopes of the twin towers and birds which can be observed are black-legged kittiwake, common murre, puffin and northern fulmar. At one time[when?] the...
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Tyne Bridge (section Kittiwake colony)
are used as a nesting site by a colony of around 700 pairs of black-legged kittiwakes, the furthest inland in the world. The colony featured in the BBC's...
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sand eel population. The main indicator used for sand eels are black-legged kittiwake seabirds. These coastal breeding birds are heavily reliant on sand...
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the Danish mainland, and as such the only breeding place of the black-legged kittiwake on the Danish mainland. Bulbjerg lies in the traditional district...
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shrew Barren-ground caribou Bearded seal Black guillemot Black-bellied storm petrel Black-legged kittiwake Brown skua Buff-breasted sandpiper Cape petrel...
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numbers of seabirds nest on the coastal cliffs. These include fulmar, black-legged kittiwake, common gull, razorbill and shag. Additionally common eider can...
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legs, wings, and neck are longer than those of the herring gull and yellow-legged gull. The eye is small and often dark, and the legs vary from pale pink...
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winter and this may have consequences for their metabolism. In the black-legged kittiwake (which shares this winter habit) resting metabolism is 40% higher...
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holes in the edge of the cliffs. In addition to these species, the black-legged kittiwake and fulmar nest in the cliffs and the raven and falcon also have...
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The lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus) is a large gull that breeds on the Atlantic coasts of Europe. It is migratory, wintering from the British...
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pigeon guillemot nest on the island; there is also a colony of black-legged kittiwake. The first attested inhabitants of Urup are the Ainu, the indigenous...
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sufficiently obvious to cause confusion with ring-billed gull. They have black wingtips with large white "mirrors" on the outer primaries p9 and p10, which...
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The endangered black-legged kittiwake adopted a man-made cliff at the facility for nesting, making it one of the largest kittiwake colonies in the world...
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