Auks (Alcidae)
Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) - HBW 3, p. 720
French: Macareux moine
German: Papageitaucher
Spanish: Frailecillo Atlántico
Other common names: (Common) Puffin
Taxonomy: Alca arctica Linnaeus, 1758, northern Norway.
Recorded differences separating grabae from nominate arctica may reflect clinal variation only. Three races recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- naumanni Norton, 1901 - NE Canada (high E Arctic) and NW & E Greenland to Jan Mayen, Spitsbergen and N Novaya Zemlya.
- arctica (Linnaeus, 1758) - SE Baffin I and Hudson Bay S to Maine, and E through SW & SGreenland and Iceland to Bear I, C & N Norway, Kola Peninsula and S Novaya Zemlya.
- grabae (C. L. Brehm, 1831) - Faeroes, S Norway and SW Sweden S through British Is to Channel Is and NW France.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Several birds on a cliff Locality Vardo, Varanger Fjord, Finnmark County, Norway (ssp arctica)
Christian Dortu 31 May 2005 7 years ago 32 sec 3.1 -
Adults in flight at their breeding colony on Staple Island Locality Farne Islands, Northumberland, England, Great Britain (ssp grabae)
Greg Baker 28 May 2006 1 year ago 19 sec 3 -
A bird standing Locality Jurong Bird Park, Singapore
Josep del Hoyo 13 August 2007 5 years ago 24 sec 2.8 -
Several birds walking in a field Locality Handa Island, Sutherland, Scotland, Great Britain (ssp grabae)
Christian Dortu 31 May 2002 7 years ago 21 sec 2.8
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clifftop feeding station saltee islands
Locality Great Saltee, Saltee Islands, Wexford County, Ireland
frankdoonan 18 June 2009 3 years ago 4 -
An adult laying on a rock.
Locality Maine, USA (United States)
Emily Pipher 5 June 2008 3 years ago 4 -
An adult peering into the camera.
Locality Maine, USA (United States)
Emily Pipher 5 June 2008 3 years ago 4 -
A breeding bird perched on a rock.
Locality Hornoya Island, Varanger Fjord, Finnmark County, Norway (ssp arctica)
Dc.Owl 10 June 2009 3 years ago 4 -
From underground nest to sea
Locality Great Skellig (Skellig Michael) Island, County Kerry, Ireland
Brendan Marnell 9 July 2009 2 years ago 3.9 -
I had to understand a trick to approach Puffins so close: They cannot see down...
Locality Isle of May, Firth of Forth, Scotland, Great Britain
jdrpc 1 May 2005 7 weeks ago 3.8
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