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Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Aves > Order: Charadriiformes > Family: Laridae > Genus: Rissa > Species: Rissa tridactyla

Kittiwake - Rissa tridactyla Linnaeus, 1758

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Threat status Europe Vulnerable (IUCN)
EU Population status
Threatened
Protected by EU Birds Directive and 4 other international agreements
Natura 2000 sites 126 are designated for this species
Breeding habitats
  • sparsely vegetated land
Wintering habitats
  • coastal
  • open ocean
  • shelf
Natura 2000 species code A188

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