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Black-legged/Red-legged Kittiwake

Rissa [brevirostris or tridactyla]

Classification
Order:
  Charadriiformes
Family:
  Laridae
Genus:
   null
Scientific:
  Rissa [brevirostris or tridactyla]

Original description

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Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  7653B587A2BF8412

Avibase ID:
  avibase-7653B587

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/7653B587

Taxonomic Serial Number:

English:
Red-legged or Black-legged Kittiwake
Afrikaans:
Swartpoot-/Rooipootbrandervoël
Azerbaijani:
Qaraayaq/Qırmızıayaq üçbarmaq qağayı
Bulgarian:
Червенокрака / Трипръста чайка
Catalan:
gavineta de tres dits/beccurta
Czech:
racek tříprstý/krátkozobý
Danish:
Ride/Rødbenet Ride
German:
Dreizehen-/Klippenmöwe
Spanish:
Gaviota Tridáctila/Gaviota Piquicorta
Spanish (Spain):
Gaviota tridáctila/Gaviota piquicorta
Estonian:
kaljukajakas/punajalg-kaljukajakas
Finnish:
pikkukajava/punajalkakajava
French:
Mouette des brumes ou M. tridactyle
Croatian:
troprsti/berinški galeb
Hungarian:
Csüllő/Rövidujjú csüllő
Icelandic:
Rita/goggrita
Japanese (romaji):
mitsuyubikamome/akaashimitsuyubikamome
Japanese:
ミツユビカモメ/アカアシミツユビカモメ
Dutch:
Drieteenmeeuw/Roodpootdrieteenmeeuw
Norwegian:
krykkje/rødfotkrykkje
Polish:
mewa trójpalczasta/krótkodzioba
Portuguese (Portugal):
gaivota-tridáctila/gaivota-tridáctila-de-bering
Russian:
Моевка/Красноногая говорушка
Slovak:
čajka trojprstá/útesová
Slovenian:
Triprsti/Rdečenogi triprsti galeb
Serbian:
Troprsti galeb/crvenonogi troprsti galeb
Swedish:
tretåig mås/beringmås
Turkish:
Kara ayaklı/kırmızı ayaklı martı
Ukrainian:
Мартин трипалий/червононогий

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Red-legged or Black-legged Kittiwake ( Rissa [brevirostris or tridactyla])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Red-legged or Black-legged Kittiwake ( Rissa [brevirostris or tridactyla])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Red-legged or Black-legged Kittiwake ( Rissa [brevirostris or tridactyla])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Red-legged or Black-legged Kittiwake ( Rissa [brevirostris or tridactyla])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Red-legged or Black-legged Kittiwake ( Rissa [brevirostris or tridactyla])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Red-legged or Black-legged Kittiwake ( Rissa [brevirostris or tridactyla])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Red-legged or Black-legged Kittiwake ( Rissa [brevirostris or tridactyla])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Red-legged or Black-legged Kittiwake ( Rissa [brevirostris or tridactyla])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Red-legged or Black-legged Kittiwake ( Rissa [brevirostris or tridactyla])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Red-legged or Black-legged Kittiwake ( Rissa [brevirostris or tridactyla])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Red-legged or Black-legged Kittiwake ( Rissa [brevirostris or tridactyla])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Red-legged or Black-legged Kittiwake ( Rissa [brevirostris or tridactyla])
eBird version 1.53:
Black-legged/Red-legged Kittiwake ( Rissa tridactyla/brevirostris)
eBird version 1.54:
Black-legged/Red-legged Kittiwake ( Rissa tridactyla/brevirostris)
eBird version 1.55:
Black-legged/Red-legged Kittiwake ( Rissa tridactyla/brevirostris)
eBird version 2015:
Black-legged/Red-legged Kittiwake ( Rissa tridactyla/brevirostris)
eBird version 2016:
Black-legged/Red-legged Kittiwake ( Rissa tridactyla/brevirostris)
eBird version 2017:
Black-legged/Red-legged Kittiwake ( Rissa tridactyla/brevirostris)
eBird version 2018:
Black-legged/Red-legged Kittiwake ( Rissa tridactyla/brevirostris)
eBird version 2019:
Black-legged/Red-legged Kittiwake ( Rissa tridactyla/brevirostris)
eBird version 2021:
Black-legged/Red-legged Kittiwake ( Rissa tridactyla/brevirostris)
eBird version 2022:
Black-legged/Red-legged Kittiwake ( Rissa tridactyla/brevirostris)
eBird version 2023:
Black-legged/Red-legged Kittiwake ( Rissa tridactyla/brevirostris)
eBird version 2024:
Black-legged/Red-legged Kittiwake ( Rissa tridactyla/brevirostris)
eBird version 2025:
Black-legged/Red-legged Kittiwake ( Rissa tridactyla/brevirostris)

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (slash)

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Afrikaans: Swartpoot-/Rooipootbrandervoël
Azerbaijani: Qaraayaq/Qırmızıayaq üçbarmaq qağayı
Bulgarian: Червенокрака / Трипръста чайка
Catalan: gavineta de tres dits/beccurta
Czech: racek tříprstý/krátkozobý
Danish: Ride/Rødbenet Ride
German: Dreizehen-/Klippenmöwe
English: Black-legged/Red-legged Kittiwake, Red-legged or Black-legged Kittiwake
[ENAV]: Black-legged/Red-legged Kittiwake
English, HBW: Black-legged/Red-legged Kittiwake
English (IOC): Black-legged/Red-legged Kittiwake
English (United States): Black-legged/Red-legged Kittiwake
Spanish: Gaviota Tridáctila/Gaviota Piquicorta
Spanish (Spain): Gaviota tridáctila/Gaviota piquicorta
Spanish (HBW): Black-legged/Red-legged Kittiwake
Estonian: kaljukajakas/punajalg-kaljukajakas
Finnish: pikkukajava/punajalkakajava
French: Mouette des brumes ou M. tridactyle, Mouette tridactyle ou M. des brumes
French (Guyane): Mouette tridactyle ou M. des brumes
Galician: Gaivota tridáctila/de bico curto
Croatian: troprsti/berinški galeb
Hungarian: Csüllő/Rövidujjú csüllő
Icelandic: Rita/goggrita
Japanese (romaji): mitsuyubikamome/akaashimitsuyubikamome
Japanese: ミツユビカモメ/アカアシミツユビカモメ
Scientific: Rissa [brevirostris or tridactyla], Rissa tridactyla/brevirostris
Dutch: Drieteenmeeuw/Roodpootdrieteenmeeuw
Norwegian: krykkje/rødfotkrykkje
Polish: mewa trójpalczasta/krótkodzioba
Portuguese (Portugal): gaivota-tridáctila/gaivota-tridáctila-de-bering
Russian: Моевка/Красноногая говорушка
Slovak: čajka trojprstá/útesová
Slovenian: Triprsti/Rdečenogi triprsti galeb
Serbian: Troprsti galeb/crvenonogi troprsti galeb, Troprsti/crvenonogi troprsti galeb
Swedish: tretåig mås/beringmås
Turkish: Kara ayaklı/kırmızı ayaklı martı
Ukrainian: Мартин трипалий/червононогий

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