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WORLD BIRDS / IOC 15.2

Atlantic Puffin

Fratercula arctica

Atlantic Puffin belongs to Alcidae, within the order Charadriiformes. Explore the recorded facts below, then discover other birds in the same family.

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Atlantic Puffin · Fratercula arctica
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Taxonomy & recorded facts

Scientific name
Fratercula arctica
Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Alcidae
Conservation record
VU · Vulnerable
Habitat in source
Marine
Reported mass
593 g
Reported wingspan
55 cm

Conservation categories reflect the source dataset, not a live IUCN assessment. Missing measurements are omitted. Game combat values are not biological measurements.

Distribution record

古北界、北美洲:亚北极和温带北大西洋海岸:格陵兰西部、中东部、冰岛、法罗群岛、不列颠群岛和海峡群岛、法国西北部,向南至斯堪的纳维亚半岛北部、斯瓦尔巴(挪威以北)和新地岛(俄罗斯西北部);哈得孙湾北部至加拿大东南部和缅因(加拿大东部、美国东北部)

Original Chinese range description retained from the source catalog.

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Illustration source:huashu-bird-sticker · CC BY-SA 4.0

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