Tufted Puffin
Fratercula cirrhata
- Family
- Auks, Puffins, and Murres (Alcidae)
- Order
- Charadriiformes
Overview
The tufted puffin (Fratercula cirrhata), also known as crested puffin, is a relatively abundant medium-sized pelagic seabird in the auk family (Alcidae) found throughout the North Pacific Ocean.
It is one of three species of puffin that make up the genus Fratercula and is easily recognizable by its thick red bill and yellow tufts.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Breeds North Pacific coasts and islands from northern Chukotka and Sea of Okhotsk through Kuril and Commander islands (eastern Russia), off southeastern Hokkaido (northern Japan), eastward through Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands and southern Alaska southward to central California; winters offshore in North Pacific Ocean, and nearshore to southern Japan and southern California.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
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Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Tufted puffin
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
