Horned puffin Fratercula corniculata Least concern
Where the horned puffin lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 38,447 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See waders, gulls, terns & auks on the world map
| Scientific name | Fratercula corniculata |
|---|---|
| Group | Waders, gulls, terns & auks |
| Status | Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 3 countries |
| Continents | Europe, North America |
| Mass | 75.9 g (birth weight); 637 g (adult weight) |
| Class | Bird |
| Order | Charadriiformes |
| Family | Alcidae |
Where does the horned puffin live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the horned puffin in 3 countries and territories across Europe and North America.
Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.
How big is a horned puffin?
Wikidata records the following for the horned puffin: mass 75.9 g (birth weight); 637 g (adult weight).
Is the horned puffin endangered?
The horned puffin’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the horned puffin?
The horned puffin (Fratercula corniculata) is a bird in the order Charadriiformes and the family Alcidae, genus Fratercula. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the horned puffin
The horned puffin (Fratercula corniculata) is an auk found in the North Pacific Ocean, including the coasts of Alaska, Siberia and British Columbia. It is a pelagic seabird that feeds primarily by diving for fish. It nests in colonies, often with other auks.
It is similar in appearance to the Atlantic puffin, its closest relative of the North Atlantic, but differs by a "horn" of black skin located above the eye, present in adult birds.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Horned puffin (revision 1369866076), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q855367 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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