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kittiwake, also called Black-legged Kittiwake, (Rissa tridactyla), oceanic gull, a white bird with pearl-gray mantle, black-tipped wings, black feet, and yellow bill. It nests on the North and South Atlantic coasts.
- Is Kittiwake a gull?
- Why is a kittiwake so called?
- What type of consumer is a Kittiwake?
- How many kittiwakes are there in the UK?
- What Colour is Kittiwake?
- What does a kittiwake bird eat?
- Are kittiwakes carnivores?
- What noise do kittiwakes make?
- Is a Kittiwake a omnivore?
- What does the word Kittiwake mean?
- Where do kittiwakes go in winter?
- Are kittiwakes protected?
Is Kittiwake a gull?
Kittiwakes are strictly coastal gulls. In the breeding season, look for them at seabird colonies around the UK. In late summer and autumn they can be seen flying past offshore, or gathering at roosts. They spend the winter months out at sea.
Why is a kittiwake so called?
Kittiwakes get their common name from their calls – “kittee-wa-aaake!” Kittiwake chicks are one of the few chicks that are white at birth. Because of their remote nesting areas in cliffs they do not require camouflage like the chicks of other more vulnerable species.
What type of consumer is a Kittiwake?
Puffins, kittiwakes, and gulls are tertiary consumers.
How many kittiwakes are there in the UK?
It nests in colonies on clifftops and rock ledges from February until August; there are 380,000 pairs in the UK.
What Colour is Kittiwake?
Irish headlands are speckled with white flecks of the Kittiwake. The understated whisper of pigment in Kittiwake is modest and simple in its beauty. Kittiwake will create a sharp contrast with rich, earthen tones.
What does a kittiwake bird eat?
Black-legged Kittiwakes eat mostly small fish, which they grab from the surface or just below, usually by dipping or plunging into the water from low flight. They sometimes seize prey while sitting on the water or even by chasing prey underwater (to depths of 3 feet).
Are kittiwakes carnivores?
The main black-legged kittiwake food is fish, and this bird is often found near fisheries. Hence, these birds are carnivores.
What noise do kittiwakes make?
Kittiwakes eat small fish or the remains of fish, catching them from the surface of the sea as they fly. They also eat small squid, molluscs, shrimps and worms. They are not usually a noisy bird, but at their breeding colonies they make a loud cry which sounds like 'kitt-ee-wake', which is how they got their name.
Is a Kittiwake a omnivore?
Rissa brevirostris (Red Legged Kittiwake) is a species of birds in the family Laridae. They are listed as vulnerable by IUCN. They are found in The Nearctic and the palearctic. They are diurnal omnivores.
What does the word Kittiwake mean?
: either of two cliff-nesting gulls (Rissa tridactyla and R. brevirostris) that winter on the open ocean.
Where do kittiwakes go in winter?
Following the end of the seabird breeding season, Kittiwakes depart their nesting colonies in the North Sea in September and winter across in the north-west Atlantic, some as far as 1,800 miles off the coast of Greenland and Canada.
Are kittiwakes protected?
Conservation status
Black-legged kittiwake is currently identified as a conservation priority in the following: Red listed in Birds of Conservation Concern 4 (2015 update)
