Kittiwakes [Rissa]

Description

Rissa is a genus of small to medium-sized gulls that are adapted to life in the marine environment with a preference for colder waters. They have a distinctive appearance with bright white plumage, and they breed on cliffs in large colonies. Their diet primarily consists of fish.

Species
Black-legged Kittiwake [Rissa tridactyla]
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Red-legged Kittiwake [Rissa brevirostris]
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Taxonomy
Phylum Chordates
Chordata
Class Birds
Aves
Order Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Charadriiformes
Family Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Laridae
Statistics
  • Species 2