Black-legged kittiwake

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:bird
gptkbp:billColor yellow
gptkbp:breedingRange gptkb:Arctic
subarctic regions
gptkbp:chickColor downy grey
gptkbp:conservationStatus Least Concern
gptkbp:diet gptkb:fish
marine invertebrates
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature forked tail
black legs
short black legs
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:North_Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:North_Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:eggColor pale with brown spots
gptkbp:family gptkb:Laridae
gptkbp:featuredIn British Isles wildlife
North American seabirds
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:Carl_Linnaeus
1758
gptkbp:foragingBehavior surface seizing
plunge diving
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Rissa
gptkbp:habitat coastal cliffs
sea coasts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Black-legged kittiwake
gptkbp:IUCNStatus LC
gptkbp:legColor black
gptkbp:lifespan up to 20 years
gptkbp:migratory true
gptkbp:movedTo open ocean in winter
gptkbp:namedAfter call 'kittiwake'
gptkbp:nesting cliff ledges
gptkbp:order gptkb:Charadriiformes
gptkbp:parentalCare both parents incubate eggs
gptkbp:plumage black wingtips
white head and body
grey wings
gptkbp:population declining in some regions
gptkbp:predators humans
foxes
large gulls
gptkbp:reproduction lays 1-2 eggs per clutch
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Rissa_tridactyla
gptkbp:subspecies gptkb:Rissa_tridactyla_pollicaris
gptkb:Rissa_tridactyla_tridactyla
gptkbp:threats climate change
overfishing
pollution
gptkbp:vocalization loud 'kitti-waake' call
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Baccalieu_Island_Ecological_Reserve
gptkb:Witless_Bay_Ecological_Reserve
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6