Description

Iceland kittiwake postcard

This color postcard features a black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) perched on a rocky cliff ledge surrounded by green vegetation. The bird is shown in profile with white head and body, gray wings, black wingtips, yellow beak, and dark legs, typical of the species in breeding plumage. The background includes coastal rocks and sea, highlighting its cliff-nesting habitat common along Iceland’s shores.

The back is multilingual with the bird name in Icelandic (“Rita”), Latin (“Rissa tridactyla”), and German (“Dreizehenmöwe”). It credits publication by Grafík hf, Reykjavík, photo by Kristján Kristjánsson (or similar photographer name variant), with code “16/715” in the series. The layout includes a blank address/message area and publisher’s logo.

A standard wildlife souvenir postcard from Iceland’s coastal bird series.