Puffin

The 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 crustaceans. Its most obvious characteristic is its brightly coloured beak during the breeding seasons. 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 colourful huge bill and its striking piebald plumage, has given rise to nicknames such as clown of the ocean and sea parrot.

The Puffin is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

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 creatures, such as squid and crustaceans. Its most obvious characteristic is its brightly coloured beak during the breeding seasons. Also known as the Common Puffin, it is the only puffin species which is found in the Atlantic Ocean. More

Puffins are any of three small species of auk (or alcids) in the bird genus Fratercula with a brightly coloured beak in the breeding season. 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. More

puffin, common name for a diving bird of the family Alcidae (auk auk (ôk), common name for a member of the family Alcidae (alcid family), swimming and diving birds of the N Atlantic and Pacific, which ..... Click the link for more information. family). Its large, triangular bill, brilliantly colored in yellow, blue, and vermilion, is adapted to carrying several fish at one time; it also gives the puffin its alternate name of sea parrot. More

Puffins at Eastern Egg Rock by Derrick Z. Jackson-Boston Globe OVERVIEW All of the interns and volunteers came off of our seven Maine coast islands on August 10, as most of the seabirds had already left the islands to begin their fall migrations. More

All three puffin species have large bills. They shed the colourful outer parts of their bills after the breeding season, leaving a smaller and duller beak. Their short wings are adapted for swimming with a flying technique under water. In the air, they beat their wings rapidly (up to 100 times per minute) in swift flight, often flying low over the ocean's surface. Breeding - Tufted Puffin (F. cirrhata). Tufted Puffin (F. cirrhata). More

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Horned Puffin on Round Island Search for popular Puffin Pictures Horned Puffin Photos Tufted Puffin Photos Round Island Puffins Puffin Photos Alaska is home to over 160 species of birds. Some stay all year long but the majority migrates at the approach of winter. Alaska is also privileged to have tropical-looking seabird: the Puffin. At Alaska Stock Images, you will find a wide variety of Alaska photos including Puffin photos. More

Meaning #1: common puffin of the North Atlantic Synonym: Fratercula arctica - Home of Wiki & Reference Answers, the world’s leading Q&A siteReference AnswersEnglish▼English▼ Deutsch Español Français Italiano Tagalog * * Search unanswered questions... * Browse: Unanswered questions | Most-recent questions | Reference library Enter a question here... More

Puffins nest in large colonies on seaside and island cliffs. Both parents carry up to 10 fish crosswise in the bill to the nest (a deep burrow); they feed the single chick for about six weeks. They then leave, and the chick waits alone for its flight feathers to grow, living on stored fat, and then flies out to sea by itself. The common, or Atlantic, puffin (Fratercula arctica) is about 12 in. (30 cm) long. More

Project Puffin is pleased to announce five Ornithology programs at Audubon's legendary Hog Island camp for summer 2010. >>More - E-News issues from Project Puffin are online! Have you ever wondered what the Project Puffin Staff (and/or the seabirds) were up to? If so, you can read the latest news here. More

How Many species of puffins live in the world? 2. How many Atlantic Puffins are there in the world? 3. Where are Atlantic Puffins found in the world? 4. How did puffins get their name? 5. How big are puffins? 6. What do puffins eat? 7. How many fish can a puffin carry in its beak at one time? 8. How long can a puffin stay underwater? 9. More

are other species of puffin that live in the Pacific Ocean, but this is about my buddies, the Atlantic Puffins. I've visited common puffins in Maine, Canada, Scotland and Iceland, plus horned puffins and tufted puffins in Alaska, and but I always return to my favorite place in the world - Iceland, or as we say up there Ísland (EES land). In Iceland we call puffins lundi (LOON dih) and we call the pufflings lundi pysja (LOON dih PEESH yar). More

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puffin, common name for a diving bird of the family Alcidae (auk family). Its large, triangular bill, brilliantly colored in yellow, blue, and vermilion, is adapted to carrying several fish at one time; it also gives the puffin its alternate name of sea parrot. During the mating season horny excrescences may develop over the eyes. Puffins have dumpy bodies, short legs set far back, and small wings; although expert swimmers, they are clumsy on land and in flight. More

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Puffin Trips in Maine = Puffin Trips to four of the offshore islands that support breeding colonies of puffins, terns and other seabirds run from early-June to mid-August. Machias Seal Island off Downeast coast of Maine More

Horned PuffinThe horned puffin is a small, pigeon-sized bird with black uppersides and a white chest and undersides. It has a white face and cheeks with a small black "horn" above its eyes and a thin, dark line that runs from from its eyes to the nape of its neck . It has a large, triangular orange bill with a red tip. It has bright orange legs and webbed feet with claws on the ends of them. More

* Photos of Atlantic Puffins at Machias Seal Island - Related Topics: * Animal * Bird * Fratercula arctica * Gallery * Location * Machias Seal Island * Maine * Puffin * USA - More

ATTENTION PUFFIN CAM VIEWERS: The puffins have left for their mysterious winter home on the oceans and the puffin cam has been removed from Seal Island for the winter until next May. In the interim we are showing 'Best of the Puffin Cam. Dr. Stephen W. More

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The Puffin Foundation Ltd. **GRANT NOTIFICATION UPDATE** NEWS: Puffin Foundation Announces the Puffin/ALBA Human Rights Award More

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one-man Puffin could show just how much electric propulsion can transform our ideas of flight. It looks like nothing less than a flying suit or a jet pack with a cockpit. On the ground, the Puffin is designed to stand on its tail, which splits into four legs to help serve as landing gear. As a pilot prepares to take off, flaps on the wings would tilt to deflect air from the 2. More

puffinpuffin - any of two genera of northern seabirds having short necks and brightly colored compressed billssea bird, seabird, seafowl - a bird that frequents coastal waters and the open ocean: gulls; pelicans; gannets; cormorants; albatrosses; petrels; etc.Alcidae, family Alcidae - web-footed diving seabirds of northern seas: auks; puffins; guillemots; murres; etc. More