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Atlantic Puffin
Fratercula arcticaThe Atlantic Puffin () is a seabird species in the auk family. It is a pelagic bird that feeds primarily by diving for fish, but also eats other sea creatures, such as squid and . Its most obvious characteristic during the breeding season is its brightly coloured bill. Also known as the Common Puffin, it is the only puffin species which is found in the Atlantic Ocean. The curious appearance of the bird, with its large colourful bill and its striking piebald plumage, has given rise to nicknames such as '"clown of the ocean" and "sea parrot". The Atlantic Puffin is the provincial bird for the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
The Atlantic Puffin is in length (bill 3–4 cm), with a wingspan. The male is generally slightly larger than the female, but they are coloured alike. This bird is mainly black above and white below, with grey to white cheeks and red-orange legs. The bill is large and triangular and during the breeding season is bright orange with a patch of blue bordered by yellow at the rear. The characteristic bright orange bill plates grow before the breeding season and are shed after breeding. The bills are used in courtship rituals, such as the pair tapping their bills together. During flight, it appears to have grey round underwings and a white body; it has a direct flight low over the water. The related Horned Puffin (Fratercula corniculata) from the North Pacific looks very similar but has slightly different head ornaments. The Atlantic Puffin is typically silent at sea, except for soft purring sounds it sometimes makes in flight. At the breeding colonies, its commonest call is a trisyllabic kaa-aar-aar and the birds make a short growl when startled.
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Atlantic Puffin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) is a seabird species in the auk family. It is a pelagic bird that feeds primarily by diving for fish, but also eats other sea ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fratercula_arctica ADW: Fratercula arctica: INFORMATION - Animal Diversity Web Facts about this species' geographic range, food habits, and behavior. Includes a photo. animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/acco... Fratercula arctica (Atlantic Puffin, Puffin) Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1: Year Published: 2009: Assessor/s: BirdLife International: Reviewer/s: Bird, J., Butchart, S. www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details... ARKive - Puffin videos, photos and facts - Fratercula arctica The puffin (Fratercula arctica) is one of the UK's most well-loved and easily recognised birds. It has a comical ap... www.arkive.org/puffin/fratercula-arctica... Fratercula arctica - Wikimedia Commons English: Atlantic Puffin, Common Puffin · Български: Тъпоклюна кайра · Česky: Papuchalk bělobradý · Cymraeg: Pâl · Dansk: Lunde · ... commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fratercula_ar... ADW: Fratercula arctica: PICTURES - Animal Diversity Web To cite this page: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2012. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at http ... animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/acco... Puffin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ^Response of Atlantic puffin Fratercula arctica to a decline in capelin Mallotus villosus abundance at the Gannet Islands, Labrador in the late 1990s. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fratercula Fratercula arctica - Wikispecies - Wikimedia Foundation Česky: Papuchalk bělobradý Deutsch: Papageitaucher English: Atlantic Puffin Frysk: Seepappegaai Galego: Arao papagaio 한국어: 코뿔바다오리 species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fratercula_ar... Atlantic Puffins, Fratercula arctica at MarineBio.org Atlantic Puffins, Fratercula arctica, Aves, Charadriiformes, Alcidae, Descriptions and Fascinating Facts, World Ranges and Habitats, Feeding Behaviors, Life History ... marinebio.org/species.asp?id=668 Puffinpalooza » Puffin Facts Puffin Facts Fratercula arctica (Atlantic Puffin) Nicknamed the Clown of the Sea www.puffinpalooza.com/puffin-facts/ | Atlantic Puffin - Fratercula arctica - Animals Wildlife - Animal ... The Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) is a small palegic seabird belonging to the same family as murres and auklets. animals.about.com/od/birds/p/atlanticpuf... Fratercula arctica, Atlantic Puffin, Lunnefågel, Lunde Fratercula arctica Atlantic Puffin, Lunnefågel, Lunde, Søpapegøje In cooperation with Ole Jorgen Liodden www.birds-of-denmark.dk/lunde.htm ARKive - Puffin video - Fratercula arctica - 16 Seabirds chasing puffins coming to feed chicks - View incredible Puffin videos - Fratercula arctica - on ARKive www.arkive.org/puffin/fratercula-arctica... Atlantic puffin Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) Often referred to as the Sea Parrot, the Atlantic Puffin's large, colorful, triangular bill ... redpath-museum.mcgill.ca/Qbp/birds/Specp... Atlantic Puffin - Fratercula arctica - NatureWorks The Atlantic puffin was once known as the common puffin. It is a short and stocky diving sea bird about 12 inches in length with a wingspan of 20-24 inches. It is ... www.nhptv.org/natureworks/atlanticpuffin... Atlantic Puffin Photos, Stock Photos of Atlantic Puffins ... Atlantic Puffin Photos, Fratercula arctica Photos, Atlantic Puffin Pictures and Photographs by Professional Natural History Photographer Phillip Colla / Oceanlight.com www.oceanlight.com/lightbox.php?sp=Frate... Fratercula arctica (large-billed puffin) - Welcome to ZipcodeZoo Atlantic Puffin, Bottle-nose, common puffin, coulterneb, Labrador auk, large-billed puffin, Pope, Puffin, sea parrot, tammy norie zipcodezoo.com/Animals/F/Fratercula_arct... Fratercula arctica - The Panda's Thumb This page contains a single entry by Matt Young published on March 28, 2011 12:00 PM. Uncommon Dissent was the previous entry in this blog. This Week in Intelligent ... pandasthumb.org/archives/2011/03/fraterc... Fratercula arctica - Avibase Photo powered by flickr.com. Order: Charadriiformes Family: Alcidae. English: Atlantic Puffin Scientific: Fratercula arctica. Protonym: Alca arctica avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?avibasei... Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica ) - BirdLife species factsheet Justification This species has an extremely large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of ... www.birdlife.org/datazone/speciesfactshe... |
