tufted puffin
E462139
The tufted puffin is a striking seabird of the North Pacific known for its thick orange bill, white facial plumes, and cliffside nesting colonies.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
ⓘ
puffin ⓘ seabird ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| binomialName | Fratercula cirrhata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| breedsIn |
North Pacific islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
cliffside colonies ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | 1 egg ⓘ |
| commonName | tufted puffin ⓘ |
| diet |
crustaceans
ⓘ
fish ⓘ squid ⓘ |
| family | Alcidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foragingStrategy |
pursuit diving
ⓘ
underwater swimming using wings ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Aleutian Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bering Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Gulf of Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Sea of Okhotsk NERFINISHED ⓘ coasts of British Columbia ⓘ coasts of California ⓘ coasts of Oregon ⓘ coasts of Washington ⓘ |
| genus | Fratercula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicRange | coasts of Asia and North America in the North Pacific ⓘ |
| habitat |
open ocean
ⓘ
rocky islands ⓘ sea cliffs ⓘ |
| hasBillColor | bright orange ⓘ |
| hasFaceColor | white face in breeding season ⓘ |
| hasFacialPlumes | white tufts ⓘ |
| hasLegColor | orange legs ⓘ |
| hasPlumage | mostly black body ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifespan | over 20 years in the wild ⓘ |
| migration | pelagic outside breeding season ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
North Pacific Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
coasts of the North Pacific ⓘ |
| nestingSite |
burrows in soil
ⓘ
crevices in cliffs ⓘ |
| order | Charadriiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentalCare | biparental ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | monogamous pairs in breeding season ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | colonial nester ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threats |
climate change impacts on prey
ⓘ
fisheries bycatch ⓘ introduced predators at colonies ⓘ oil pollution ⓘ |
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