Atlantic Puffin
Fratercula arctica
The adult Atlantic Puffin breeds in cliff-top colonies and burrows around the North Atlantic, then spends much of the year out at sea. It uses its wings like flippers underwater to chase sand eels, herring, and other small fish. Its bright breeding bill is shed in duller plates after the season, and the bill can carry several fish crosswise at once.
- Type
- Water / Wing
- Conservation status
- VU
Growth chain
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- Atlantic Puffin