Scientific Name
Rissa tridactyla
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Rissa tridactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Gateway National Recreation Area (GATE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Black-legged Kittiwake
Park Synonyms
Rissa tridactyla tridactyla
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom | Animalia |
Subkingdom | Bilateria |
Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Subphylum | Vertebrata |
Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
Superclass | Tetrapoda |
Class | Aves |
Order | Charadriiformes |
Family | Laridae |
Genus | Rissa |
Species | Rissa tridactyla |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Audubon web site (2003)
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: The AOU Checklist of North American Birds (1998)
Abundance
Occasional
Abundance Notes
Winter=occasional; Data Source: Audubon web site (2003)
Seasonality Tags
-
Resident
Winter resident.; Data Source: Audubon web site (2003)
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
3
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
sac - I & M Office
Created Date
12/15/1999 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
sac - I & M Office
Last Modified Date
7/18/2008 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: There is no record for this species on the JBWR checklist; however counted on CBC 9 out of 42 years ranging from 1 to 5 individuals counted. Average is less than one indicating an abundance of Occasional.
It would be expected that the abundance during spring would also be occasional if data from Breezy Point were available., Park Species Data Source: Converted from BOSOFauna file by I & M Office
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