Horned Puffin Photo Gallery
© Sam Woods | Macaulay LibraryAlaska, June 21, 2018
Breeding adult
Stocky seabird with large red and yellow bill. Breeding birds have black "horns" above their eyes.
© Andrew Spencer | Macaulay LibraryAlaska, May 30, 2013Nonbreeding adult
Nonbreeding birds have a gray face and the bill is gray and red instead of yellow and red.
© Kasia & Takashi Someya | Macaulay LibraryHokkaido, November 22, 2015Nonbreeding adult
Stocky seabird with large triangular-shaped bill. Nonbreeding birds have a gray face.
© Richard MacIntosh | Macaulay LibraryAlaska, October 11, 2017Immature
Immatures have a gray face and a smaller gray and yellow bill. Separated from Atlantic Puffins by range.
© Richard MacIntosh | Macaulay LibraryAlaska, September 08, 2016Breeding adult (with Tufted Puffin)
Stocky seabird with a white belly and face.
© Brian SullivanAlaska, August 24, 2004Compare with Similar Species
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Species in This Family
Auks, Murres, and Puffins(Order: Charadriiformes, Family: Alcidae)
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