Species group · Birds
Puffins
WAnimals has 2 species of puffin, all in the family Alcidae.
- 2 species
- 1 family
- 22 countries
- 39 parks
- Weight
- 310 g – 620 g
- Length
- 25.9 cm – 41 cm
- Lifespan
- 20 years
Ranges calculated from the entries that record the figure, not from all 2.
All 2 species of puffins on WAnimals
Each one has its own full entry. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
Conservation status
1 especies in this group están en alguna categoría de riesgo real según la UICN.
See the global conservation statusWhere they live
Recorded in 22 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
Where to see them
- Acadia1 species
- Archipiélago de Mingan1 species
- Burren1 species
- Cairngorms1 species
- Calzada del Gigante1 species
- Cape Breton Highlands1 species
- Cape Cod1 species
- Connemara1 species
- Forillon1 species
- Forlandet1 species
- Fundy1 species
- Glacier Bay1 species
- Farne Islandsdiving
- Islas Farne (Longstone)diving
- Islas Scillydiving
- Lundy Islanddiving
- Skellig Islandsdiving
Did you know…
Its striking red and yellow bill sheds part of its outer horny plates after the breeding season, becoming smaller and duller in winter.
From Atlantic Puffin
It feeds on small fish such as herring and capelin, and on marine crustaceans.
From Atlantic Puffin
Its European population has fallen by 68% over the past 50 years.
From Atlantic Puffin
It grows a small fleshy horn above each eye in the breeding season.
From Horned Puffin
It can delay fertilisation of the egg after mating on land.
From Horned Puffin
It is vulnerable to oil spills despite its favourable conservation status.
From Horned Puffin