Tufted Puffin

Fratercula cirrhataOrder: CHARADRIIFORMESFamily: Auks, Murres and Puffins (Alcidae)
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Overview

Tufted Puffin: Medium-sized seabird, black overall except for white face and glossy yellow plumes behind eyes. Large bill, mostly bright red with yellow and sometimes green markings. Legs and feet are bright orange. Feeds on fish, crustaceans, mollusks, squid and algae. Strong direct flight.

Range and Habitat

Tufted Puffin: Breeds from northern Alaska south to northern California and spends winters at sea off breeding grounds; also winters in Asia.

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Voice Text

Generally silent

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Related Birds:

Parakeet Auklet
Horned Puffin
Crested Auklet
Rhinoceros Auklet
Atlantic Puffin
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Family Auks, Murres and Puffins (Alcidae)_blue
Species Fratercula cirrhata
Length15.5 Inches
Wingspan23.5 Inches

Tufted Puffin

Tufted Puffin: Medium-sized seabird, black overall except for white face and glossy yellow plumes behind eyes. Large bill, mostly bright red with yellow and sometimes green markings. Legs and feet are bright orange. Feeds on fish, crustaceans, mollusks, squid and algae. Strong direct flight.

● Song: Generally silent

● Foraging & Feeding: Tufted Puffin: Feeds on anchovies, other small fish, squid, octopus, crabs, zooplankton, and jellyfish; forages by diving from the surface, usually far from shore.

● Breeding & nesting: Tufted Puffin: One white or blue egg, often spotted, is laid in a burrow on an island or coastal cliff. Egg is incubated for approximately 41 days by both parents.

● Similar species: Tufted Puffin: Rhinoceros Auklet resembles juvenile, but has much thinner bill.

Flight Pattern

Strong, purposeful direct flight with rapid beats.
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● Range & Habitat: Tufted Puffin: Breeds from northern Alaska south to northern California and spends winters at sea off breeding grounds; also winters in Asia.
BreedingMonogamous, Colonial
PopulationCommon to abundant
MigrationNonmigratory
Weight27.2 Ounces