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Black-legged Kittiwake -
Drieteenmeeuw
-
Rissa tridactyla
Image ID:
6317
Date:
06/04/2009
Location:
Batsfjord
,
Northern Norway
Description:
This species belongs to the subspecies
R. t. tridactyla,
known as the Atlantic Kittiwake.
Keywords:
bird
|
gull
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kittiwake
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black-legged kittiwake
|
rissa tridactyla
|
vogel
|
meeuw
|
drieteenmeeuw
|
arctic waters
|
temperate waters
|
breeds on coasts
|
as far north as open water occurs
|
breeds on high steep cliffs with narrow edges
|
nests on glacier or snowbank face
|
nest also on buildings
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piers
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access to fresh water important
|
highly pelagic in non-breeding season
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on sea far from coast
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arctische wateren
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gematigde wateren
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broedt aan kusten
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zo noordelijk als er open water te vinden is
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broedt hoog op steile kliffen
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broedt ook op gebouwen
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pieren
|
nabijheid van water belangrijk
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sterk pelagisch buiten het broedseizoen
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op zee ver van de kust
Category:
Birds
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Non-passerines
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Skuas, Gulls and Terns
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Places
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Europe
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Scandinavia
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Norway, Varanger Fjord
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Portfolio Varanger Fjord
Image type:
Digital
Link to image:
http://www.bernardvanelegem.com/image/black-legged-kittiwake-7
