Evidence found
69,709 records across 29 countries and territories, 1805–2026.
Rissa tridactyla · GBIF taxon key 2481205
Where has the Black-legged Kittiwake been recorded?
Rissa tridactyla occurrence evidence comes from 69,709 records in 29 countries and territories, from 1805 to 2026. Most records come from Sweden.
- 69,709 records
- 29 places
- 150 years recorded
- Aves class
Observation evidence passport
Source coverage
CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.
Refreshed 2026-09-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.
What this means
The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: October.
12 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.
What this does not mean
repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.
A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.
Compare this animal’s observation pattern
When it is recorded
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Peak month: October. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
18052026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where Black-legged Kittiwake has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Black-legged Kittiwake. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 50,600 | |
| United States | 11,374 | |
| Belgium | 4,659 | |
| Canada | 1,387 | |
| United Kingdom | 1,000 | |
| Netherlands | 135 | |
| ZZ | 104 | |
| Iceland | 103 | |
| Spain | 59 | |
| Greenland | 54 | |
| Norway | 48 | |
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 45 | |
| Russia | 41 | |
| Austria | 24 | |
| France | 15 | |
| Ireland | 13 | |
| Faroe Islands | 10 | |
| Germany | 5 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 5 | |
| Italy | 4 | |
| Denmark | 3 | |
| Isle of Man | 3 | |
| Japan | 2 | |
| Angola | 1 | |
| Finland | 1 | |
| Luxembourg | 1 | |
| Mexico | 1 | |
| Portugal | 1 | |
| Senegal | 1 |
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Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.