Atlantic puffin - Wikipedia
The Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica), also known as the common puffin, is a species of seabird in the auk family. It is the only puffin native to the Atlantic Ocean; two related species, the tufted puffin and the horned puffin being found in the northeastern Pacific.
Atlantic Puffin Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of …
A sharply dressed black-and-white seabird with a huge, multicolored bill, the Atlantic Puffin is often called the clown of the sea. It breeds in burrows on islands in the North Atlantic, and winters at sea.
Atlantic Puffin - eBird
Chunky seabird, the shape of a football. Black above and white below with pearly face and thick multicolored bill. Orange legs and feet. Nonbreeding and young birds show darker face and duller bill. In breeding season, rarely seen far from breeding colonies on rocky islands and cliffs in …
Atlantic Puffin | Audubon Field Guide
Nesting around the edges of the North Atlantic, this puffin is sought after by birdwatchers who visit Maine or eastern Canada in summer. At its colonies, the bird may fly back to its nest carrying a dozen small fish lined up in its bill, making us wonder how the puffin holds onto ten slippery fish while grabbing two more.
Atlantic Puffin - National Geographic
These birds live most of their lives at sea, resting on the waves when not swimming. They are excellent swimmers that use their wings to stroke underwater with a flying motion.
Atlantic Puffin - Audubon Seabird Institute
The Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica— formerly the Common Puffin) is a small, pigeon-sized seabird which lives on the open ocean throughout the majority of the year, breeding in colonies on northern seacoasts and rocky islands from April to mid-August.
Know Your Puffins - Smithsonian Ocean
The Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) is the only puffin to live in the Atlantic Ocean, while the remaining three live in the Pacific Ocean. (Smithsonian Institution) While penguins reign as the most dapper black and white marine birds in the Southern Hemisphere, in the north that distinction goes to the puffins.
Atlantic Puffin - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bio
The Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) is a colorful seabird that belongs to the auk family. It is the only puffin native to the Atlantic Ocean. Although it has a large population and a wide range, the species has declined rapidly, at least in parts of its range.
Atlantic Puffin Life History - All About Birds
A sharply dressed black-and-white seabird with a huge, multicolored bill, the Atlantic Puffin is often called the clown of the sea. It breeds in burrows on islands in the North Atlantic, and winters at sea.
Atlantic Puffin - Smithsonian Ocean
Atlantic Puffin. (© John R Whitaker, Flickr ) Puffins are colonial breeders, gathering in large groups to dig nesting burrows on coastal or island cliffs. Each pair typically lays a single egg during a breeding season, and the parents take turns watching the egg or chick and flying to catch food. Puffins may fly 20 miles in search of fish for ...
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