The Atlantic Puffin [ Pictures for Easy Identification]

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Introduction

What the Atlantic Puffin Looks Like

The Atlantic Puffin has overall_color color of black and white.

The Atlantic Puffin has above_color color of black.

The Atlantic Puffin has head color of black.

The Atlantic Puffin has face color of greyish white.

The Atlantic Puffin has below_color color of white.

The Atlantic Puffin has back color of blackish.

The Atlantic Puffin has bill color of yellow and orange and black.

The Atlantic Puffin has wing color of blackish.

The Atlantic Puffin has belly color of white.

The Atlantic Puffin has tail color of blackish.

The Atlantic Puffin has chest color of white.

The Atlantic Puffin has leg color of orange.

The Atlantic Puffin has neck color of black.

Weight, Length, and Wingspan of the Atlantic Puffin

The length of the Atlantic Puffin is from 10.2 inches to 11.4 inches (25.9 cm to 29.0 cm).

The weight of the Atlantic Puffin is from 10.9 ounces to 19.4 ounces (309.0 grams to 550.0 grams).

The wingspan of the Atlantic Puffin is 20.9 inches (53.1 cm).

Pictures of the Atlantic Puffin

Atlantic Puffin
Atlantic Puffin, Atlantic Puffin by D-Stanley, from flickr, licensed under CC
Atlantic Puffin
Atlantic Puffin, Atlantic Puffin and Burrow by ethan.gosnell2, from flickr, licensed under CC
Atlantic Puffin
Atlantic Puffin, Atlantic Puffin by tobiasbegemann, from flickr, licensed under CC
Atlantic Puffin
Atlantic Puffin, Papegaaiduiker / Fratercula arctica / Atlantic Puffin by Dirk-Jan van Roest, from flickr, licensed under CC
Atlantic Puffin
Atlantic Puffin, Winging It by Me in ME (I will be dark for awhile.), from flickr, licensed under CC
Atlantic Puffin
Atlantic Puffin, Atlantic Puffins by D-Stanley, from flickr, licensed under CC
Atlantic Puffin
Atlantic Puffin, Atlantic Puffin by Becky Matsubara, from flickr, licensed under CC
Atlantic Puffin
Atlantic Puffin, Atlantic Puffin by Becky Matsubara, from flickr, licensed under CC
Atlantic Puffin
Atlantic Puffin, Atlantic Puffin, Elliston, Newfoundland by tsaiproject, from flickr, licensed under CC
Atlantic Puffin
Atlantic Puffin, Atlantic Puffin by Simaron, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Atlantic Puffin
adult Atlantic Puffin, Puffins by NPS Climate Change Response, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Atlantic Puffin
adult Atlantic Puffin, Puffin flightshot by Rainbirder, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Atlantic Puffin
adult Atlantic Puffin, The last Atlantic Puffin shot in this album by shankar s., from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Atlantic Puffin
juvenile Atlantic Puffin, Atlantic Puffin (juvenile) by ethan.gosnell2, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Atlantic Puffin
flight Atlantic Puffin, Puffin caught in flight by Stig Nygaard, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Atlantic Puffin
flight Atlantic Puffin, Another puffin in flight- our guide called them `flying potato` by shankar s., from flickr, licensed under CC

Feeding Behavior of the Atlantic Puffin

forages underwater while swimming.

most of its foraging within 50 feet of the surface, but it can dive up to 200 feet.

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What the Atlantic Puffin Likes to Eat

The Atlantic Puffin feeds on the following:

  • small fish, (sand lance, herring, capelin, cod)
  • crustaceans (such as euphausiid shrimp, mysids, copepods)
  • mollusks
  • marine worms.

Where To Find the Atlantic Puffin

You can find the Atlantic Puffin in the following habitats:

  • Coastal and offshore waters
  • open sea
  • burrows
  • rocks of sea islands