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AuksTufted Puffin
Fratercula cirrhata- ORDER: Charadriiformes
- FAMILY: Alcidae
Basic Description
The Tufted Puffin is a seabird of the open waters, islands, and coastal cliffs of the north Pacific. It is larger than other puffin species and distinctive in appearance, with a bold white "face-mask" and golden head plumes in the breeding season.
More ID InfoOther Names
- Frailecillo Coletudo (Spanish)
- Macareux huppé (French)
