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Fratercula cirrhata
The Tufted Puffin is a colorful bird with a funny, fluffy hairstyle! They have bright orange beaks and love to dive underwater to catch fish. These birds are great swimmers and can hold their breath for a long time!
Habitat: Coastal areas
The Tufted Puffin has a striking black body with a prominent white face patch, crowned by distinctive long, golden-yellow feather tufts extending back from its eyes. Its large, triangular bill turns vibrant orange and yellow during breeding season, making it easily identifiable.
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Category
BirdsRarity
Common
Danger
1/5 · Very low
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Baby puffins are called 'pufflings' and they grow very fast on a diet of fresh fish!
Puffin pairs often return to the exact same burrow year after year to raise their single chick.
They spend most of their lives far out at sea, only coming ashore to breed.
Tufted Puffin feet are bright orange too, perfect for steering when they swim fast!
Tufted Puffins can 'fly' underwater, flapping their powerful wings to propel themselves through the ocean in pursuit of fish.
Tufted Puffins have a specially adapted, serrated beak that helps them carry up to a dozen small fish at once for their chicks.
Tufted Puffins can dive over 60 meters deep to catch food, thanks to their dense bones and efficient oxygen use.
These sea birds mainly eat small fish and marine invertebrates caught by diving deep underwater.

Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Adults and chicks are hunted by this large raptor.

Larus glaucescens
Gulls prey on eggs and young pufflings in colonies.
Ammodytes hexapterus
A primary food source, caught by diving underwater.

Clupea pallasii
Frequently hunted for food, especially for chicks.
Feathered describes animals, primarily birds, possessing a covering of feathers.
Social animals live in organized groups, cooperating for survival benefits such as foraging, defense, and raising offspring.
Colorful describes organisms or objects displaying a wide range of bright and distinct colors.
Piscivorous organisms are animals that primarily subsist on a diet of fish.
Coastal habitats are dynamic environments located along the interface between land and sea, influenced by tides, waves, and saltwater.
Diurnal animals are primarily active during daylight hours, typically resting or sleeping at night.
Describes a species whose presence and role have a disproportionately large effect on its environment.
Migratory animals undertake seasonal movements from one region to another, typically in response to changes in climate or food availability.
Endangered status indicates a species is at a very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future.
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Danger
1/5 · Very low
Always watch birds from a distance and do not try to touch them.
35-40 cm
60-70 cm
0.7-0.8 kg
15-20 years
65 km/h
These sea birds mainly eat small fish and marine invertebrates caught by diving deep underwater.
Coastal areas
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