Reference photo — Charles J. Sharp, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
#005
Atlantic Puffin
Fratercula arctica
Moderate
Vulnerable
Not photographed yet
Distribution
Range
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Range: iNaturalist (CC BY 4.0) · Base map: Natural Earth (public domain)
Quick facts
- Group
- Birds
- Family
- Alcidae
- Size
- 28–30 cm (length)
- Weight
- 400–650 g
- Diet
- Fish eater
- Lifespan
- 20–30 yrs
- Habitat
- Coastal cliffs, Open ocean
About
A charismatic seabird with a colourful bill that spends most of its life at sea. Nests in burrows on coastal cliffs and can carry 10+ fish crosswise in its bill. Populations declining due to climate-driven changes in prey fish distribution.
Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), abridged.