Puffin - Wikipedia
WEBPuffins are any of three species of small alcids (auks) in the bird genus Fratercula. These are pelagic seabirds that feed primarily by diving in the water. They breed in large colonies on coastal cliffs or offshore islands, nesting in crevices among rocks or in burrows in the soil. Two species, the tufted puffin and horned puffin, are found in ...
Atlantic puffin - Wikipedia
WEBThe 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 - All About Birds
WEBA 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. In flight, puffins flap their small wings frantically to stay aloft—but underwater those wings become powerful flippers that allow the ...
Know Your Puffins - Smithsonian Ocean
WEBDid you know there are four different species of puffins? These dapper birds all live in the Northern Hemisphere and spend lots of time at sea. 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)
Puffin facts! - National Geographic Kids
WEBPuffins are fab flyers, flapping their wings up to 400 times a minute and speeding through the air at up to 88km an hour. Wow! 6. What’s more, these brilliant birds are great swimmers, too! Using their webbed feet as a rudder, puffins can dive down 60m under water in search of their favourite fish. 7.
Puffins at Sea - Swimming - Audubon Seabird Institute
WEBPuffins live at sea and are well adapted to this lifestyle. They are excellent swimmers, using their wings to essentially 'fly' underwater while using their feet to control direction. They hunt a variety of small fish including herring, hake, capelin and sand lance.
Wildlife Fact Sheets: Puffin - Ocean Conservancy
WEBThey can dive 200 feet below the ocean surface and flap their wings like they’re flying underwater. Puffins use their large, orange feet to steer so they can hunt for fish. Puffins are picky about their homes. Puffin “pairs” have burrows that they return to each year.
Atlantic Puffin | Audubon Field Guide
WEBNesting 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...
Atlantic Puffin Identification - All About Birds
WEBA 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 - National Geographic Kids
WEBPuffins eat small fish—such as sand eels and herring—which they hunt underwater. They generally stay underwater for 30 seconds or less, but are able to dive 200 feet deep and stay down for up to a...
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