Atlantic puffin
SpeciesSeabirds
A vulnerable auk species native to the Atlantic Ocean.
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Atlantic puffin
- Seabirds
The Atlantic puffin, also called the common puffin, is a seabird in the auk family and the only puffin native to the Atlantic Ocean. It breeds around northern Atlantic coasts and islands, including Iceland, Britain, Norway, Greenland and eastern Canada. It feeds by diving for zooplankton, small fish and crabs. Breeding birds nest in clifftop burrows, where they lay a single white egg. The species is rated vulnerable by the IUCN.
- Scientific name
- Fratercula arctica
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable
- Nest
- Clifftop burrow
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- Atlantic puffin (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q26685
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- By Charles J. Sharp. CC BY-SA 4.0 · File page on Wikimedia CommonsCharles J. Sharp, Own work, from Sharp Photography, sharpphotography.co.ukModifications: Resized and converted to WebP
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