Black-legged Kittiwake

Rissa tridactyla ORDER: CHARADRIIFORMES FAMILY: LARIDAE

IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern

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A small, cliff-nesting gull, the Black-legged Kittiwake breeds along northern coasts and winters out at sea.