Atlantic Puffin Photo Gallery
Breeding adult
Stout black-and-white seabird with a huge, red, yellow, and gray bill.
© Fyn Kynd / Macaulay LibraryMaine, June 16, 2015Breeding
Pairs often remain together for many years. Courtship displays involve head bobbing and rubbing the bills together.
© DAVID BROWN / Macaulay LibraryMaine, July 15, 2007Not all videos have soundBreeding adult
Huge triangular bill is noticeable in flight. Black collar separates white belly and whitish face. Note dark underwings.
© Alix d'Entremont / Macaulay LibraryNova Scotia, June 27, 2015Nonbreeding adult
Nonbreeding birds have a grayer face and the bill lacks the yellow highlights.
© Michael Lanzone / Macaulay LibraryNew Jersey, February 06, 2016Nonbreeding/immature
The bill on juveniles is reddish orange and gray, but it is smaller and not as pronounced. The face is gray.
© Peter Flood / Macaulay LibraryNorth Carolina, February 16, 2020Breeding adult
An unmistakable black-and-white seabird with a huge, multicolored bill, and a grayish white face.
© Jieles van Baalen / Macaulay LibraryEngland, June 15, 2019Compare with Similar Species
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Species in This Family
Auks, Murres, and Puffins(Order: Charadriiformes, Family: Alcidae)
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