Red-legged Kittiwake Rissa brevirostris Scientific name definitions
- VU Vulnerable
- Names (25)
- Monotypic
G. Vernon Byrd and J. C. Williams
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 1993
Text last updated January 1, 1993
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Червенокрака чайка |
| Catalan | gavineta beccurta |
| Croatian | berinški galeb |
| Czech | racek krátkozobý |
| Danish | Rødbenet Ride |
| Dutch | Roodpootdrieteenmeeuw |
| English | Red-legged Kittiwake |
| English (United States) | Red-legged Kittiwake |
| French | Mouette des brumes |
| French (France) | Mouette des brumes |
| German | Klippenmöwe |
| Hungarian | Rövidujjú csüllő |
| Icelandic | Goggrita |
| Japanese | アカアシミツユビカモメ |
| Norwegian | rødfotkrykkje |
| Polish | mewa krótkodzioba |
| Russian | Красноногая говорушка |
| Serbian | Crvenonogi troprsti galeb |
| Slovak | čajka útesová |
| Slovenian | Rdečenogi triprsti galeb |
| Spanish | Gaviota Piquicorta |
| Spanish (Spain) | Gaviota piquicorta |
| Swedish | beringmås |
| Turkish | Kırmızı Ayaklı Martı |
| Ukrainian | Мартин червононогий |
Rissa brevirostris (Bruch, 1855)
PROTONYM:
Larus (Rissa) brevirostris
Bruch, 1855. Journal für Ornithologie 1 no.2, p.103.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Northwestern North America.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- RISSA
- rissa
- brevirostre / brevirostris
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
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- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. The only known breeding locations of the Red-legged Kittiwake, worldwide.
Its winter range is less well-known; see text for details.
