Red-legged Kittiwake
Rissa brevirostris

f5 @ 1/2000s, ISO:1000, Nikon D3S w 500mm

"Red-legged Kittiwake," Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This species is listed as "Vulnerable" by the IUCN as its population appears to be in decline. It has a global population in the region of 337,000 to 377,000 mature individuals and its breeding range is 192,000 square kilometers (74,000 sq mi). Its numbers are thought to have decreased by about 35% between the mid-1970s and the mid-1990s though numbers may have stabilized since. It is unclear why they have declined, but it may be related to a change in the availability of prey, possibly associated excessive commercial fishing or with climate change.

St. Paul, Pribilof Islands, Alaska

06/21/2016