Avibase: Rissa brevirostris (Red-legged Kittiwake)

Red-legged Kittiwake

Rissa brevirostris (Bruch, CF 1855)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.

Species name	Recordist	Date	Location	Remarks	Cat.nr.
Red-legged Kittiwake - Rissa brevirostris	Ryan P. O'Donnell	2012-07-17	St. Paul Island, Alaska, St. Paul Island, Pribilofs (United States) (120 m)	Call (A) - Black-legged Kittiwake might be barely audible in the background, but all foreground calls are Red-legged Kittiwake.	106042 xeno-canto.org
Red-legged Kittiwake - Rissa brevirostris	Doug Gochfeld	2013-06-27	St. Paul Island, Alaska, St. Paul Island, Pribilofs (United States) (3 m)	call - 2 birds perched, interacting with a 3rd individual coming in to land next to them. All adults, all also photographed. This audio is extracted from the beginning of a 4-and-a-half minute video, taken on a DSLR, with no external microphone. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	140302 xeno-canto.org
Red-legged Kittiwake - Rissa brevirostris	Doug Gochfeld	2013-06-27	, Aleutians West (United States)	-	648005265 macaulaylibrary.org
Red-legged Kittiwake - Rissa brevirostris	Christoph Zockler	2017-07-01	Kamchatka Krai, Commander Islands (Russian Federation) (-10 m)	song - At least one bird recorded from a moving boat but in windstill conditions. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	412865 xeno-canto.org
Red-legged Kittiwake - Rissa brevirostris	David Roberts	2024-06-19	, Aleutians West (United States)	-	621387251 macaulaylibrary.org
Red-legged Kittiwake - Rissa brevirostris	William Clark	2026-05-30	, Aleutians West (United States)	-	660041968 macaulaylibrary.org
Red-legged Kittiwake - Rissa brevirostris	Ryan O'Donnell	2012-07-17	St. Paul Island--Kittiwake Lake, Aleutians West, Alaska, United States, Aleutians West (United States)	- Prominent loud vocalizations are all from the Red-legged Kittiwake. Black-legged is audible in the background.	191317211 macaulaylibrary.org
Red-legged Kittiwake - Rissa brevirostris	Ryan P. O'Donnell	2012-08-27	St. Paul Island, Alaska, St. Paul Island, Pribilofs (United States) (100 m)	Flight calls (B) - A group of three individuals, but I don't know how many of them were calling. Heavily edited to reduce wind noise.	109650 xeno-canto.org
Red-legged Kittiwake - Rissa brevirostris	Sam Darmstadt	2024-05-26	, Aleutians West (United States)	-	619799094 macaulaylibrary.org
Red-legged Kittiwake - Rissa brevirostris	Sam Darmstadt	2024-07-25	, Aleutians West (United States)	-	625324214 macaulaylibrary.org
Red-legged Kittiwake - Rissa brevirostris	Gerrit Vyn	2014-06-29	St. George Island; High Bluffs, Aleutians West, Alaska, United States, Aleutians West (United States)	- Social Context: Colony. Equipment Notes: Decoded MS Stereo.	214743 macaulaylibrary.org
Red-legged Kittiwake - Rissa brevirostris	Ryan O'Donnell	2012-08-27	St. Paul Island--High Cliffs, Aleutians West, Alaska, United States, Aleutians West (United States)	-	191630061 macaulaylibrary.org
Red-legged Kittiwake - Rissa brevirostris	Sampath S. Seneviratne	2006-08-05	Buldir; eastern side of the main plot, "Kittiwake Lane", Alaska, United States, Alaska (United States)	-	133076 macaulaylibrary.org
Red-legged Kittiwake - Rissa brevirostris	Sampath S. Seneviratne	2006-08-05	Buldir; eastern side of the main plot, "Kittiwake Lane", Alaska, United States, Alaska (United States)	-	133074 macaulaylibrary.org
Red-legged Kittiwake - Rissa brevirostris	Sampath S. Seneviratne	2006-08-05	Buldir; eastern side of the main plot, "Kittiwake Lane", Alaska, United States, Alaska (United States)	-	133077 macaulaylibrary.org
Red-legged Kittiwake - Rissa brevirostris	Sampath S. Seneviratne	2006-07-18	Spy Camp, eastern side of Buldir, Alaska, United States, Alaska (United States)	-	132056 macaulaylibrary.org
Red-legged Kittiwake - Rissa brevirostris	Sampath S. Seneviratne	2006-07-18	Spy Camp, eastern side of Buldir, Alaska, United States, Alaska (United States)	-	132061 macaulaylibrary.org
Red-legged Kittiwake - Rissa brevirostris	Sampath S. Seneviratne	2006-08-05	Buldir; eastern side of the main plot, "Kittiwake Lane", Alaska, United States, Alaska (United States)	-	133073 macaulaylibrary.org
Red-legged Kittiwake - Rissa brevirostris	Sampath S. Seneviratne	2006-07-19	Spy Camp, eastern side of Buldir, Alaska, United States, Alaska (United States)	-	132067 macaulaylibrary.org
Red-legged Kittiwake - Rissa brevirostris	Sampath S. Seneviratne	2006-07-19	Spy Camp, eastern side of Buldir, Alaska, United States, Alaska (United States)	-	132065 macaulaylibrary.org
Red-legged Kittiwake - Rissa brevirostris	Sampath S. Seneviratne	2006-07-19	Spy Camp, eastern side of Buldir, Alaska, United States, Alaska (United States)	-	132064 macaulaylibrary.org
Red-legged Kittiwake - Rissa brevirostris	Sampath S. Seneviratne	2006-08-05	Buldir; eastern side of the main plot, "Kittiwake Lane", Alaska, United States, Alaska (United States)	-	133075 macaulaylibrary.org
Red-legged Kittiwake - Rissa brevirostris	Sampath S. Seneviratne	2006-07-18	Spy Camp, eastern side of Buldir, Alaska, United States, Alaska (United States)	-	132058 macaulaylibrary.org
Red-legged Kittiwake - Rissa brevirostris	Sampath S. Seneviratne	2006-07-18	Spy Camp, eastern side of Buldir, Alaska, United States, Alaska (United States)	-	132062 macaulaylibrary.org

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