Fratercula arctica, Atlantic puffin
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Fratercula arctica   (Linnaeus, 1758)

Atlantic puffin
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Fratercula arctica

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Aves | Charadriiformes | Alcidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Others; depth range 0 - 60 m (Ref. 62202), usually 20 - 30 m (Ref. 62202).  Polar; 83°N - 24°N, 85°W - 71°E (Ref. 124582)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Arctic, Northern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Boreal to polar.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8812); max. published weight: 381.00 g (Ref. 356)

Short description Morphology

Culmen: 4.56 cm; tarsus: 2.88 cm; wing: 17.21 cm.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Total Length: 28 to 30 cm; Wingspan: 53 to 58 cm (Ref. 8812). Occupy the continental shelf; <100 km; exhibits plunge-diving feeding behavior (Ref. 356). In the North Sea off the east coast of Scotland and northern England, this species is known to feed on the sandeel, Ammodytes marinus and breeding birds spend approx. 80% of daylight period at sea, commonly in dense rafts. They form nesting colonies with breeding pairs sharing incubation and chick-rearing duties; surface-feeding by scooping prey from the water, they carry prey in their bills and feed their chicks with regurgitated food (Ref. 95711).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Barrett, R.T. and F. Rikardsen 1992 Chick growth, fledging periods and adult mass loss of Atlantic Puffins Fratercula arctica during years of prolonged food stress. Colonial Waterbirds 15(1):24-32. (Ref. 4091)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Vulnerable (VU) (A4abcde); Date assessed: 07 August 2018

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 0.5 - 11.8, mean 6.8 (based on 976 cells).
Resilience (Ref. 69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=8.27-39.05).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (20 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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