Atlantic puffin
E83005
The Atlantic puffin is a small, stocky seabird of the North Atlantic known for its colorful, parrot-like bill and its habit of nesting in colonies on coastal cliffs and islands.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Atlantic puffin canonical | 22 |
| Atlantic puffins | 1 |
| Fratercula arctica | 1 |
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
animal
ⓘ
bird ⓘ seabird ⓘ |
| ageAtFledging | about 6–8 weeks ⓘ |
| billColor | brightly colored in breeding season ⓘ |
| binomialName |
Atlantic puffin
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Fratercula arctica
|
| bodyLength | 28–30 cm ⓘ |
| bodyMass | 300–500 g ⓘ |
| breedsIn |
Faroe Islands
ⓘ
Greenland ⓘ Iceland ⓘ Ireland ⓘ Maine ⓘ North Atlantic area ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic region
Norway ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ Eastern Canada ⓘ
surface form:
eastern Canada
|
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | 1 egg per breeding season ⓘ |
| commonName |
Atlantic puffin
self-link
ⓘ
common puffin ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Vulnerable ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
ⓘ
surface form:
IUCN Red List
|
| culturalRole | tourist attraction in breeding areas ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| diet |
capelin
ⓘ
herring ⓘ marine invertebrates ⓘ sand eels ⓘ small fish ⓘ |
| faceColor | pale grey face in breeding plumage ⓘ |
| family | Alcidae ⓘ |
| foragingMethod |
pursuit diving
ⓘ
underwater swimming using wings ⓘ |
| forms | breeding colonies ⓘ |
| genus | Fratercula ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal cliffs
ⓘ
offshore islands ⓘ open ocean ⓘ |
| incubationPeriod | about 39–45 days ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifespan | over 20 years in the wild ⓘ |
| migration | pelagic outside breeding season ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Ocean
|
| nestsIn |
burrows
ⓘ
rock crevices ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
bright orange legs and feet
ⓘ
large triangular multicolored bill ⓘ |
| order | Charadriiformes ⓘ |
| parentalCare | biparental care ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumageColor |
black upperparts
ⓘ
white underparts ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Atlantic coastal wildlife
ⓘ
Iceland ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
climate change
ⓘ
introduced predators ⓘ overfishing of prey species ⓘ pollution ⓘ |
| wingspan | 47–63 cm ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1758 ⓘ |
Referenced by (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fratercula arctica
this entity surface form:
Atlantic puffins