Cute bird Atlantic Puffin
in bird family: Sea Birds & Waders
The Atlantic Puffin is a seabird in the auk family. It is a pelagic species that feeds primarily by diving for fish. Its most obvious characteristic is its brightly colored beak during the breeding seasons. It is the only puffin species which is found in the Atlantic Ocean. They breed on the coasts of northern Europe, Faroe Islands, Iceland and eastern North America, from well within the Arctic Circle to northern France and Maine. The winter months are spent at sea far from land - in Europe as far south as the Mediterranean and in North America to North Carolina. The Atlantic Puffin is typically silent at sea, except for soft purring sounds it sometimes makes in flight. At the breeding colonies the birds make a deep growl.
| Family: | Sea Birds & Waders |
| Latin name: | Fratercula arctica |
| Order: | Charadriiformes | | Family: | Alcidae | | Genus: | Fratercula | | Species: | F. arctica | | Also Called: | Common Puffin | | Size: | 13.5 inches (34 cm) | | Range: | Arctic, West Europe, East Europe, North Europe, North Africa, North America, Eastern North America |
| International names: |
 Papuchalk Severní Czech |
 Lunde Danish |
 Papegaaiduiker Dutch |
 Lunni Finnish |
 Macareux Moine French |
 Papageitaucher German |
 Fratercula Arctica Italian |
 ニシツノメドリ (Nishitsunomedori) Japanese |
 Lunde Norwegian |
 Maskonur Polish |
 Papagaio-do-mar Portuguese |
 Тупик Russian |
 Frailecillo Común Spanish |
 Lunnefågel Swedish |
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