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Common Name
Atlantic Puffin
Alternate NamesCommon Puffin
Common TypePuffin
Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Alcidae
Genus
Fratercula
Species
arctica
Conservation Status
Vulnerable
Location Photographed
Iceland, Captive Photographed,
Number of Sub-Species
Three Sub Species
Migratory or Resident
Return to coast in spring to breed
Preferred Habitat
Spends most of the year in the open cold waters and only spends a couple of months on the coast to breed.
Distribution and Range
Only puffin found in the (North) Atlantic as far south as Maine in the west and Great Britain in the east.
Food