Kittiwake - Kittiwake Kittiwakes Black-legged Kittiwake Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae Genus: Rissa Species Rissa tridactyla Rissa brevirostris The Kittiwakes , genus Rissa, are two closely related seabird species in the gull family Laridae. The more common and widespread species, Rissa tridactyla, is known in North America as Black-legged Kittiwake, but in Europe, where it is the only member of the genus, just as Kittiwake. This bird is distinguished from other gulls by the absence of a hind toe. It has a grey back and is white below with black legs and a yellow bill. Adults are roughly 40cm in length with a wing-span approaching 80cm. The name is derived from its call - 'kittee-wake kitte-wake'. It is a coastally breeding.
Johann Friedrich von Brandt - Academy of Sciences. He desribed several birds collected by Russian explorers of the pacific coast of North America, including Brandt's Cormorant, Red-legged Kittiwake and Spectacled Eider. He is also commemorated in Brandt's Bat..
Gull - Gull, Larus philadelphia Saunders' Gull, Larus saundersi Andean Gull, Larus serranus Mediterranean Gull, Larus melanocephalus Relict Gull, Larus relictus Lava Gull, Larus fuliginosus Laughing Gull, Larus atricilla Franklin's Gull, Larus pipixcan Little Gull, Larus minutus Kittiwake or Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Red-legged Kittiwake Rissa brevirostris Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea Ross's Gull Rhodostethia rosea Sabine's Gull, Xema sabini Swallow-tailed Gull, Creagrus furcatus Family Sternidae (terns) Family Stercorariidae (skuas) Family Rhynchopidae (skimmers) Suborder Alcae The auks..
British birds - Yellow-legged Gull, Larus cachinnans Lesser Black-backed Gull, Larus fuscus Great Black-headed Gull, Larus ichthyaetus Black-headed Gull, Larus ridibundus Slender-billed Gull, Larus genei, very rare Bonaparte's Gull, Larus philadelphia, rare Mediterranean Gull, Larus melanocephalus Laughing Gull, Larus atricilla, rare Franklin's Gull, Larus pipixcan, rare Little Gull, Larus minutus Kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla Ivory Gull, Pagophila eburnea Ross's Gull, Rhodostethia rosea, very rare Sabine's Gull, Xema sabini, rare Sternidae, terns Gull-billed Tern, Sterna nilotica, rare Little Tern Sterna albifrons Least Tern Sterna antillarum Lesser Crested Tern Sterna bengalensis, very rare Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Common Tern Sterna hirundo Caspian Tern, Sterna caspia Elegant Tern, Sterna elegans, very rare Sandwich Tern, Sterna sandvicensis Royal Tern, Sterna maximus, very rare Roseate Tern, Sterna dougallii Forster's Tern, Sterna forsteri, rare Bridled Tern, Sterna anaethetus, very rare Sooty.
Sibley-Monroe checklist 8 - South American Tern Sterna hirundo Common Tern Sterna paradisaea Arctic Tern Sterna vittata Antarctic Tern Sterna virgata Kerguelen Tern Sterna forsteri Forster's Tern Sterna trudeaui Snowy-crowned Tern Sterna albifrons Little Tern Sterna saundersi Saunders's Tern Sterna antillarum Least Tern Sterna superciliaris Yellow-billed Tern Sterna lorata Peruvian Tern Sterna nereis Fairy Tern Sterna balaenarum Damara Tern Sterna repressa White-cheeked Tern Sterna acuticauda Black-bellied Tern Sterna aleutica Aleutian Tern Sterna lunata Grey-backed Tern Sterna anaethetus Bridled Tern Sterna fuscata Sooty Tern Chlidonias albostriatus Black-fronted Tern Chlidonias hybridus Whiskered Tern Chlidonias leucopterus White-winged Tern Chlidonias niger Black Tern Phaetusa simplex Large-billed Tern Anous stolidus Brown Noddy Anous minutus Black Noddy Anous tenuirostris Lesser Noddy Procelsterna cerulea Blue Noddy Gygis alba Common White-Tern Gygis microrhyncha Little White-Tern Larosterna inca Inca Tern Alle alle '' Dovekie.
List of birds of Santa Cruz County, California - C Canvasback U - F C Ring-necked Duck U - U C Greater Scaup R - R U Lesser Scaup U - U F Surf Scoter C U C C White-winged Scoter U - U U Bufflehead - - U C Common Goldeneye - - U F Hooded Merganser - - U F Common Merganser U U U U Red-breasted Merganser F - U F Ruddy Duck F U F C Osprey U - U - White-tailed Kite U U F F Northern harrier - - U U Sharp-shinned Hawk F U F F Cooper's Hawk F U F F Red-shouldered Hawk U U F F Red-tailed Hawk C F C C Ferruginous Hawk - - - U Golden Eagle U U U U American Kestrel U U F F Merlin.
List of North American birds: non-passerines - californicus Herring Gull, Larus argentatus Yellow-legged Gull, Larus cachinnans (Accidental) Thayer's Gull, Larus thayeri Iceland Gull, Larus glaucoides Lesser Black-backed Gull, Larus fuscus Slaty-backed Gull, Larus schistisagus Yellow-footed Gull, Larus livens Western Gull, Larus occidentalis Glaucous-winged Gull, Larus glaucescens Glaucous Gull, Larus hyperboreus Great Black-backed Gull, Larus marinus Kelp Gull, Larus dominicanus Sabine's Gull, Xema sabini Black-legged Kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla Red-legged Kittiwake, Rissa brevirostris Ross's Gull, Rhodostethia rosea Ivory Gull, Pagophila eburnea Gull-billed Tern, Sterna nilotica Caspian Tern, Sterna caspia Royal Tern, Sterna maxima Elegant Tern, Sterna elegans Sandwich Tern, Sterna sandvicensis Roseate Tern, Sterna dougallii Common Tern, Sterna hirundo Arctic Tern, Sterna paradisaea Forster's Tern, Sterna forsteri Least Tern, Sterna antillarum Aleutian Tern, Sterna aleutica Bridled Tern, Sterna anaethetus Sooty Tern, Sterna fuscata Large-billed Tern, Phaetusa simplex (Accidental) White-winged Tern,.
List of Royal Navy ship names - Jackal HMS Jamaica HMS Janus HMS Jason HMS Javelin HMS Jed HMS Jersey HMS Jervis HMS Juniper HMS Juno HMS Jupiter K HMS Kale HMS Kandahar HMS Kangaroo HMS Karanja HMS Kashmir HMS Keats HMS Keith HMS Kelly HMS Kelvin HMS Kempthorne HMS Kennet HMS Kent HMS Kenya HMS Keppel HMS Keren HMS Kestrel HMS Kimberley HMS King Alfred HMS King Edward VII HMS King George V HMS Kingston HMS Kipling HMS Kite HMS Kittiwake L HMS Laertes HMS Ladybird HMS Laforey HMS Lagan HMS Lammerton HMS Lance HMS Landrail HMS Lapwing HMS Largs HMS Lark HMS Larne HMS Lassoo HMS Laurel HMS Laverock HMS Lawford HMS Leamington HMS Leander HMS Leda HMS Lee HMS Leeds Castle HMS Legion HMS Legion HMS Lennox HMS Leonidas HMS Leopard HMS Leven HMS Leviathan.
Lundy - of Lundy in the early decades of the 20th century issued private coinage and postage stamps for local use. Although the island was ruled as a virtual fiefdom, its owner never claimed to be independent of the United Kingdom, so this can at best be described as a precursor to later territorial micronations. Birds Lundy's name is derived from the Norse lunde for the puffins that nest on the island. However, the numbers of these has decreased dramatically in recent years as a consequence of depredations by rats and possibly of commercial fishing for sand eels, the puffin's principal prey. As a fairly isolated island on major migration routes, Lundy has a rich bird life and is a popular site for birdwatching. The list of species breeding on the island is.
