Black-legged Kittiwake
Rissa tridactyla
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusRissa (Kittiwakes)
- SpeciesRissa tridactyla (Black-legged Kittiwake)
Closest Relatives at Snowdonia National Park
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatus
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus
Common Gull
Larus canus
Iceland Gull
Larus glaucoides
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Mediterranean Gull
Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaea
Little Tern
Sternula albifrons
Yellow-legged Gull
Larus michahellis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenai Fjords National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Katmai National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Vatnajokull National Park | 🇮🇸 Iceland | |
| 4 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Gros Morne National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 7 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Cape Breton Highlands National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 9 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 10 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 12 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 13 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 14 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 15 | Thingvellir National Park | 🇮🇸 Iceland | |
| 16 | Kluane National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 17 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 18 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 19 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 20 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-legged Kittiwake in Snowdonia National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Black-legged Kittiwake sighting in Snowdonia National Park, based on 13 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-legged Kittiwake in Snowdonia National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Black-legged Kittiwake in Snowdonia National Park in our monthly data.