Species fact sheet by Global Register of Migratory Species - www.groms.de

Rissa brevirostris (Bruch, 1853) Family: Laridae Order: Charadriiformes Back
Red-legged kittiwake Klippenmöwe Mouette des brumes Gaviota piquicorta
CMS NL Redlist 2000 (Criteria) VU A1a CITES NL (Europe: SPEC threat status )
Migration: interoceanic unclear

Rissa brevirostris

Little studied. Birds move S in winter, some keeping just ahead of advancing ice, others dispersing widely over ocean. Many presumably leave Bering Sea, most probably spread over N Pacific E as far as Gulf of Alaska, where recorded in winter; several have been seen S to N Japan.
(del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1996) - www.hbw.com )

Regions: North America, North Asia
Recommended link: http://www.enature.com/fieldguide/showSpeciesGS.asp?sort=1&curGroupID=99&display=1&area=99&searchT ext=Rissa+brevirostris&curPageNum=1&recnum=BD0672
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Explanatory notes
(Last update: 05.08.02 by E.Heuel)

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