Red-legged kittiwake
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The red-legged kittiwake (Rissa brevirostris) is a seabird species in the gull family Laridae. It breeds in the Pribilof Islands, Bogoslof Island, and Buldir Island in the Bering Sea off the coast of Alaska, and the Commander Islands, Russia, and spends the winter at sea.
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Red-legged kittiwake | |
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Red-legged kittiwakes, St. George Island, Alaska | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Charadriiformes |
Family: | Laridae |
Genus: | Rissa |
Species: | R. brevirostris |
Binomial name | |
Rissa brevirostris (Bruch, 1855) | |
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