Northern Europe Birds · June

Atlantic Puffin

Fratercula arctica

Clown-billed seabird of North Atlantic cliffs.

At a glance

HabitatSea cliffs and islands in breeding season; open ocean otherwise

DietSmall fish (often several at once in the bill)

RangeNorth Atlantic coasts

Coloring poseon cliff ledge with beakful of fish

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Mating / display: No separately labeled courtship recording was found on primary sources for this species — use the general calls page.

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How to know it

Colorful tri-colored bill in breeding season
Black-and-white body, orange feet
Upright ‘penguin-like’ stance on land

Fun facts

Can hold many sand eels crosswise in the bill
Nests in burrows
Spends most of the year at sea

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