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Fratercula arctica Fratercula corniculata Fratercula cirrhata |
The puffin is an auk (or alcid) of the genus Fratercula with a brightly colored beak in the breeding season. These are pelagic seabirds that feed primarily by diving. They breed in large colonies, nesting in crevices or burrows.
There are three species: