Birds > Auks & Puffins
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Crested AukletScientific Name: Aethia cristatellaCategory: BirdsSubcategory: Auks & PuffinsRange: Northern Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea, breeding on remote volcanic islands from the Aleutians and Pribilofs to Kamchatka and the Kuril...
Birds > Auks & Puffins
OverviewThe Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle), affectionately known in Shetland, Orkney, and throughout northern maritime folklore as the ‘Tystie,’ is a charming, medium-sized circumpolar alcid native to the rocky coasts and icy waters of the Arctic and...
Birds > Auks & Puffins
OverviewThe Thick-billed Murre (Uria lomvia), also celebrated across Europe and the British Isles as Brünnich’s Guillemot, is an abundant, heavy-bodied, high-Arctic alcid that ranks among the most populous and ecologically significant colonial seabirds in the...
Birds > Auks & Puffins
OverviewThe Razorbill (Alca torda) is the closest living relative of the extinct Great Auk (Pinguinus impennis), standing as a majestic and resilient representative of the family Alcidae across the stormy waters of the North Atlantic. Readily distinguished by its...
Birds > Auks & Puffins
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Tufted PuffinScientific Name: Fratercula cirrhataCategory: BirdsSubcategory: Auks & PuffinsSize: Total body length: 14–16 in (36–41 cm); Wingspan: 24–26 in (61–66 cm)Weight: 1.4–2.2 lb (650–1,000 g); The largest member of the puffin genus...
Birds > Auks & Puffins
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Atlantic PuffinScientific Name: Fratercula arcticaCategory: BirdsSubcategory: Auks & PuffinsSize: Total body length: 10–12 in (26–30 cm); Wingspan: 19–24 in (47–63 cm)Weight: 11–18 oz (310–550 g); adult males are slightly heavier with...
