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The black-legged kittiwake is a seabird that lives in northern oceans and coastal areas around the Arctic. It matters because it is considered an important indicator of ocean health and climate change, as scientists monitor its populations to understand how environmental conditions are affecting marine ecosystems.
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black-legged kittiwake
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- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCharadriiformes
- FamilyLaridae
Habitatmarine
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The black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) is a seabird species in the gull family Laridae. This species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae as Larus tridactylus. The English name is derived from its call, a shrill 'kittee-wa-aaake, kitte-wa-aaake'. In North America, this species is known as the black-legged kittiwake to differentiate it from the red-legged kittiwake, but in Europe, where it is the only member of the genus, it is often known just as kittiwake.
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Animal taxa named by Carl LinnaeusBirds described in 1758Birds of EuropeBirds of IcelandBirds of ScandinaviaBirds of the ArcticHolarctic birdsIUCN Red List vulnerable speciesKittiwakesNative birds of the Eastern United StatesNative birds of the West Coast of the United StatesTaxonbars with 35–39 taxon IDs