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Red-legged Kittiwake Rissa brevirostris Scientific name definitions

G. Vernon Byrd and J. C. Williams
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 1993

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Figure 1. The only known breeding locations of the Red-legged Kittiwake, worldwide. - Range Map
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  • Year-round
  • Migration
  • Breeding
  • Non-Breeding
Figure 1. The only known breeding locations of the Red-legged Kittiwake, worldwide.

Its winter range is less well-known; see text for details.

Recommended Citation

Byrd, G. V. and J. C. Williams (2020). Red-legged Kittiwake (Rissa brevirostris), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (A. F. Poole and F. B. Gill, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.relkit.01