π¦Atlantic Puffin
The Atlantic puffin, also known as the common puffin, is a species of seabird in the auk family. It is the only puffin native to the Atlantic Ocean; two related species, the tufted puffin and the horned puffin, are found in the northeastern Pacific. The Atlantic puffin breeds in Russia, Iceland, Ireland, Britain, Norway, Greenland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and the Faroe Islands, and as far south as Maine in the west and France in the east. It is most commonly found in the Westman Islands, Iceland. Although it has a large population and a wide range, the species has declined rapidly, at least in parts of its range, resulting in it being rated as vulnerable by the IUCN. On land, it has the typical upright stance of an auk. At sea, it swims on the surface and feeds on zooplankton, small fish, and crabs, which it catches by diving underwater, using its wings for propulsion.
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IUCN Red List assessment, 2018.
- Body mass
- 0.59 kg
- Body length
- 0.3 m
- Shoulder height
- not recorded
- Top speed
- not recorded
- Bite force
- not recorded
- Maximum lifespan
- 45 years
Everything we know about the Atlantic Puffin
Typical adult figures. Where a value is an estimate rather than a measurement, it says so.
Body mass0.59 kgrecord 0.38 kg Β· SeaLifeBaseAVONETOther figures βHide β
Record: largest individual on record
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- 0.49 kgAnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: acceptable
Body length0.3 mmaximum recorded, total lengthSeaLifeBaseDetails βHide β
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Tail length0.05 mAVONETDetails βHide β
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Wing length0.16 mAVONETDetails βHide β
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Beak length0.05 mAVONETDetails βHide β
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Tarsus length0.03 mAVONETDetails βHide β
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Maximum lifespan45 yearsAnAgeDetails βHide β
data quality: acceptable
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Gestation42 daysAnAgeDetails βHide β
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Litter size1AnAgeDetails βHide β
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Trophic levelCarnivoreAVONETDetails βHide β
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HabitatMarineAVONETDetails βHide β
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LifestyleAquaticAVONETDetails βHide β
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Volume l0.6 LaverageDetails βHide β
Body mass at ~1.0 kg/L, the density of vertebrate tissue.
average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.
Not recorded for Atlantic Puffin yet: shoulder height, top speed, bite force.
Family tree
- kingdomAnimalia
- βΊphylumChordata
- βΊclassAves
- βΊorderCharadriiformes
- βΊfamilyAlcidae
- βΊgenusFratercula
- βΊspeciesFratercula arctica
- superclassTetrapoda
- orderSauria
- classBirds Β· Aves
- genusFratercula
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- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumChordata
- subphylumCraniata
- subphylumVertebrata
- superclassGnathostomata
- superclassSarcopterygii
- superclassTetrapoda
- orderSauria
- classBirds Β· Aves
- genusFratercula
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