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  • Black-legged Kittiwake, 1 of 6
    Photo 1 of 6

    (c) Marion Goascoz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) JimBob's Birds, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Bird Explorers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Donald Davesne, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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    (c) JimBob's Birds, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Caleb Slemmons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Black-legged Kittiwake

Rissa tridactyla

IUCN Red List status: Vulnerable

IUCN Red List status

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About

The black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) is a seabird species in the gull family Laridae.

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