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]
View DetailsRed-legged Kittiwake [Rissa brevirostris]
View DetailsTaxonomy
Phylum |
Chordates
Chordata
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Class |
Birds
Aves
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Order |
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Charadriiformes
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Family |
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Laridae
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Statistics
- Species 2