Burung laut (Seabirds)
Red-legged Kittiwake
Rissa brevirostris
- langka
- 55 km/h
- Rentan
Breeds on only four island groups in the Bering Sea. Coral-red legs, big dark eyes, vanishingly rare.
- Populasi
- ~280,000-380,000 mature individuals (declining)
- Habitat
- Breeds on sheer sea cliffs on remote Bering Sea islands; forages over deep offshore waters (200-2,000 m) during breeding season; pelagic, wintering far out at sea
- Fakta menarik
- Unlike its more common relative the Black-legged Kittiwake, the Red-legged Kittiwake breeds at only four remote island groups in the Bering Sea and is named for its bright red (rather than black) legs.
- Sebaran
- Breeds at only four island groups in the Bering Sea: the Pribilof Islands, Bogoslof Island, and Buldir Island (Alaska, USA) and the Commander Islands (Russia); ranges/winters across the North Pacific including the Gulf of Alaska, Sea of Okhotsk, and Kuril Islands, with occasional vagrants to Japan and the western US
- Makanan
- Mainly small fish (especially lanternfish/myctophids and walleye pollock), plus squid and zooplankton
- Ukuran
- 0,37 m
- Bentang sayap
- 0,88 m
- Masa hidup
- 15 tahun
